Open AccessBack to basics: iatrogenic intravenous cannula embolus
Author(s) -
MF Khadim,
David W. Leonard,
RA Moorehead,
Charles A. Hill
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/003588413x13629960047830
Subject(s) - cannula , medicine , foreign body , surgery , catheter , embolus , dorsum , venous access , vein , anesthesia , radiology , anatomy
We present a case of distal venous embolisation of a peripheral intravenous cannula tip that had lost its structural integrity through repeated failed attempts of insertion of the same cannula, contrary to protocols for intravenous access. Radiological imaging confirmed the presence of a foreign body in the middle finger and the patient was brought to theatre. A 2.2cm long catheter tube was removed via a venotomy from the dorsal digital vein.