Open AccessA rare complication of Port-A-Catheter fracture
Author(s) -
Asmaa Adel Milyani,
Samah M. Alharbi,
Nasser Bustanji,
Walid Asaad,
Abdulmoein Eid Al-Agha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
case studies in surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2377-732X
pISSN - 2377-7311
DOI - 10.5430/css.v5n1p1
Subject(s) - syringe , medicine , catheter , complication , surgery , central line , port (circuit theory) , syringe driver , anesthesia , engineering , electrical engineering , psychiatry
Background: Obtaining a central line access is an essential procedure that is necessary in various settings to facilitate the administration of medication. An implantable central line, also known as a portacath, is a subtype with a reservoir installed into a subcutaneous pocket and attached to a catheter.Case presentation: This is a case of a fractured portacath implanted for the administration of calcium in a two year old female resulting from high syringe pressure.Discussion: Complications range from immediate injury to vascular and surrounding structures to a delayed manifestation of infection and device malfunction. Catheter fracture in vivo is a very rare complication especially in the paediatric population.Conclusions: Appropriate size of syringe should be checked with the portacath manufacturer prior to use in order to avoid fracture as a result of high syringe pressure.