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Malposition of hemodialysis catheter in left superior intercostal vein
Author(s) -
YADLA Manjusha,
SAINARESH V.V.,
REDDY Sandeep,
VIJAYALAKSHMI B.,
LAKSHMI A.Y.,
SIVAKUMAR V.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2010.00510.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , catheter , hemodialysis catheter , surgery , dialysis catheter , hemodialysis access , vein , internal jugular vein , vascular access
Malposition of hemodialysis catheter needs to be identified promptly. Straight descent of left side internal jugular catheter mandates a thorough evaluation than unnecessary apprehensions. We report an unusual case of straight descent of hemodialysis catheter into superior intercostal vein.