Subclavian central venous catheterization complicated by guidewire looping and entrapment

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 721-724

  Wang, Henry E ^a   Sweeney, Thomas A ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central line; Central venous catheter; Complications; Seldinger technique; Subclavian venous catheter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TECHNIQUE;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

EID: 0033169072     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00067-0     Document Type: Article

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