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Catheter fragment embolism in a dog
Author(s) -
Porato Mathilde,
Marolf Vincent,
Etienne AnneLaure
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
veterinary record case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2052-6121
DOI - 10.1136/vetreccr-2020-001139
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , tourniquet , surgery , impaction , cephalic vein , complication , radiography , central venous catheter , vein , anesthesia
Catheter fragment embolism is a potential complication of peripheral venous catheterisation. A three‐year‐old male dachshund was treated for a tibial fracture. The anaesthesia, orthopaedic procedure and hospitalisation recovery were uneventful. At the time of venous catheter removal, its breakage was noticed. A catheter tip embolisation was suspected and confirmed in the cephalic vein with radiography and ultrasound. A tourniquet was immediately applied proximally to the elbow. It prevented the catheter tip from further migration and central embolisation. A longitudinal venotomy of the cephalic vein allowed the removal of the fragment. Stitches were removed 10 days later and clinical examination was normal.