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Central venous catheter tip malposition
Author(s) -
Patel RY,
Friedman A,
Shams JN,
Silberzweig JE
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1754-9485
pISSN - 1754-9477
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02143.x
Subject(s) - medicine , central venous catheter , catheter , venous access , vascular access , surgery , intensive care medicine , hemodialysis
Summary Central venous catheters are commonly utilised to gain vascular access for varied clinical indications. Successful central venous catheter placement requires not only technical expertise, but also awareness of the potential complications. This article reviews the major procedural and post‐procedural complications resulting from central venous catheter tip malposition.