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Multiple complications after internal jugular vein catheterisation
Author(s) -
GAMULIN Z.,
BRÜCKNER J.C.,
FORSTER A.,
SIMONET F.,
ROUGE J.C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb13229.x
Subject(s) - medicine , internal jugular vein , surgery
Summary We report a case of a young female who developed multiple life threatening complications after a single internal jugular vein catheterisation. They consisted of pleural misplacement of the catheter. massive haemorrhage with cardiovascular collapse following catheter removal, and development of arteriovenous fistula, diagnosed 18 months later.