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Recognizing misplacement of a dialysis catheter in the azygos vein
Author(s) -
Calviño Jesús,
Bravo Juan,
Martínez Lucía,
Millán Beatriz,
Pulpeiro José R
Publication year - 2013
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.1542-4758.2012.00758.x
Subject(s) - azygos vein , medicine , dialysis catheter , hemodialysis , catheter , dialysis , hemodialysis catheter , radiology , radiography , surgery
Uneventful central venous catheterization for hemodialysis patients may not always result in a correct tip position. A case of inadvertent cannulation of the azygos vein is described. Radiographic features for its early recognition are emphasized and mechanisms related with azygos unintended catheterization are discussed.