Catheter fracture and embolization associated with arm implantation of the cook vital port

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-273

  Burbridge, Brent ^a   Stoneham, Grant ^a   Szkup, Peter ^a   Otani, Rob ^a   Kriegler, Stefan ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arm ports; Catheter fracture; Embolization; Interventional radiology; Vascular foreign body extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM PORT CATHETER EMBOLIZATION; ARM PORT CATHETER FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PERIPHERAL VENOUS CATHETER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ARM PORTS; CATHETER FRACTURE; EMBOLIZATION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; VASCULAR FOREIGN BODY EXTRACTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84880918247     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 14882361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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