Retained Fractured Intravenous Catheter: A Report of Two Cases

Retained Fractured Intravenous Catheter: A Report of Two Cases

Retention of fractured intravenous (IV) catheters is an uncommon but significant complication arising from the prolonged use of peripheral IV cannulas. This report details two cases involving young women. The first case features a 23-year-old postmyomectomy patient who presented to the emergency uni...

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Main Authors: Onyinyechukwu Adaeze Arua, Akanni Abdulazeez Bolaji, Ubanatu Promise, Chidiebere Peter Echieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-04-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
peripheral intravenous cannula
retention
retrieval
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/NJM.NJM_117_23

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https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/NJM.NJM_117_23

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