Where Did the Midline Catheter Disappear?

Intravascular catheter break off is a rare complication during insertion or nursing care. We report the intravascular break off of a midline catheter after wound dressing change and its migration into the pulmonary artery. The broken piece of catheter was removed percutaneously using a snare kit.

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Main Authors: Michal Soták, Viktor Čapek, Tomáš Tyll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-12-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/11795476211063318
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description Intravascular catheter break off is a rare complication during insertion or nursing care. We report the intravascular break off of a midline catheter after wound dressing change and its migration into the pulmonary artery. The broken piece of catheter was removed percutaneously using a snare kit.
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spelling doaj.art-1866215500a64f2994c4ec5e4e451ea52022-12-21T18:45:58ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports1179-54762021-12-011410.1177/11795476211063318Where Did the Midline Catheter Disappear?Michal Soták0Viktor Čapek1Tomáš Tyll2Department of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Radiodiagnostic, Military University Hospital in Prague, Praha, Czech RepublicDepartment of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and Military University Hospital in Prague, Praha, Czech RepublicIntravascular catheter break off is a rare complication during insertion or nursing care. We report the intravascular break off of a midline catheter after wound dressing change and its migration into the pulmonary artery. The broken piece of catheter was removed percutaneously using a snare kit.https://doi.org/10.1177/11795476211063318
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