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Intermittent Back Pain After Central Venous Catheter Placement
Author(s) -
Rosa Ute W.,
Foreman Marilyn,
WillsieEdiger Sandra
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/014860719301700191
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter , central venous catheter , parenteral nutrition , surgery , anesthesia
We report a case of inadvertent azygos placement of a central venous catheter. The patient experienced ill‐defined back pain associated with total parenteral nutrition infusion. The catheter malposition remained unrecognized and resulted in extensive diagnostic work‐up. Symptoms resolved after the catheter was withdrawn. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 17:91–93, 1993)