Kinked triple-lumen central venous catheter due to superior vena caval cannula: An unusual complication [5]

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 145-146

  Badge, Vaishali Sudhakar ^a   Ninan, Benjamin ^a   Rajan, Sethuratnam ^a   Cherian, Kotturathu Mamman ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL MISSION HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ANESTHESIA; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; CANNULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037293021     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2003.34     Document Type: Letter

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