Venous anomalies as potentially lethal risk factors during ordinary catheterization

Venous malformations are rare but possible findings too, constituting a further risk factor for central venous catheter procedures. Herein we describe a case of death because of an innominate vein perforation by a catheter that incidentally was tucked into a sacciform malformation. Even if the techn...

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Main Authors: Savino Occhionorelli, Sergio Gianesini, Lorenzo Marinelli, Marianna Daniele, Sara Chierici, Paolo Zamboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Veins and Lymphatics
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/vl/article/view/5098