Tethered hemodialysis catheter with retained portions in central vein and right atrium on attempted removal

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Thein, Hla ^a   Ratanjee, Sharad K ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Central veins; Fracture; Retained portions; Right atrium; Tethered dialysis catheter

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VEIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VEIN INJURY;

ADHESIONS; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOREIGN BODIES; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 23944478637     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.05.030     Document Type: Article

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