A case of guidewire embolism during central venous catheterization: Better safe than sorry!

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 831-833

  Parikh, Geeta P ^a   Shonde, Sumedha ^a   Shah, Rajkiran ^a   Kharadi, Nirav ^a  

^a 28 Yogashram Society   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CYSTOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FLUOROSCOPY; FORCEPS; GUIDE WIRE; GUIDEWIRE EMBOLISM; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE; RENOGRAPHY; RESIDENT; SURGICAL SNARE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 84919624179     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.146340     Document Type: Letter

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