Ventricular tachycardia secondary to Port-a-Cath® fracture and embolization

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Denny, Mark A ^a   Frank, Leonard R ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter fracture; Embolization; Pinch off sign; Port a Cath ; Totally implanted venous access catheter; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RISK FACTOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037238486     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00664-9     Document Type: Article

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