Misplacement of a right internal jugular vein haemodialysis catheter into the mediastinum

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-138

  Tong, M K H ^a   Siu, Y P ^a   Ng, Y Y ^a   Kwan, T H ^a   Au, T C ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Catheterization; Kidney failure, chronic; Mediastinum; Renal dialysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDIASTINUM; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; THORAX; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDIASTINUM; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1842814021     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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