Catheter Displacement into Inferior Epigastric Vein Causing Local Phlebitis and Cellulitis | Zendy

Noriko Hattori | Zendy; Hidenori Hattori | Zendy; Kazushi Takahashi | Zendy; Norihiro Suzuki | Zendy; Kazuo Kishi | Zendy

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Catheter Displacement into Inferior Epigastric Vein Causing Local Phlebitis and Cellulitis

Author(s) -

Noriko Hattori,

Hidenori Hattori,

Kazushi Takahashi,

Norihiro Suzuki,

Kazuo Kishi

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2012/492594

Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , surgery , complication , subclavian vein , cellulitis , internal jugular vein , femoral vein , vein , displacement (psychology) , psychology , psychotherapist

Catheter insertion for intravenous hyperalimentation is a commonly and widely used clinical technique. When compared with the incidence of complications associated with insertions into the internal jugular vein or the subclavian vein, complications associated with insertions into the femoral vein are less frequent. In this paper, we describe a very rare complication of femoral vein catheter insertion—namely, catheter displacement into the inferior epigastric vein.

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