An unusual complication during central venous catheter placement

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-132

  Duong, Michael H ^a   Jensen, William A ^a,c   Kirsch, Carl M ^a,b   Wehner, John H ^a,b   Kagawa, Frank T ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*

^b Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

^c SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Guidewire: complications, J tip

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; COMPLICATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGING; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035027789     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00229-X     Document Type: Article

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