Hemodialysis central venous catheter tip fracture with embolization into the pulmonary artery

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1311-1315

  Chawla, Lakhmir S ^a   Chegini, Sepideh ^a   Thomas, James W ^a   Guzman, Nicolas J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakage; Complications; Double lumen catheter; Embolization; Fracture; Hemodialysis (HD) catheter; Maude database; Medical device malfunction; Opti Flow catheter; Tunneled catheter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COUGHING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOREIGN BODY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035723164     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2001.29230     Document Type: Article

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