Fatal Complication of Percutaneous Femoral Vein Catheterization in a Hemodialysis Patient
Percutaneous femoral vein catheterization is a safe procedure to perform and major complications are rarely reported. WE present a case of death following such procedure in a chronic hemodialysis patient. This case is to emphasize the importance of taking utmost care during insertion of he catheter...
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| author | Al-Homrany Mohammed Wali Mahmoud Abu-Eshy Saeed El-Tawail Mohammed Al-Taher Abdul |
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| description | Percutaneous femoral vein catheterization is a safe procedure to perform and major complications are rarely reported. WE present a case of death following such procedure in a chronic hemodialysis patient. This case is to emphasize the importance of taking utmost care during insertion of he catheter and not to underestimate the dangers of what may look like a minor tear in the vein when surgical exploration is needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9778fbcb98024c3bb83c3cde79ea299d2022-12-22T02:57:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24421999-01-011015963Fatal Complication of Percutaneous Femoral Vein Catheterization in a Hemodialysis PatientAl-Homrany MohammedWali MahmoudAbu-Eshy SaeedEl-Tawail MohammedAl-Taher AbdulPercutaneous femoral vein catheterization is a safe procedure to perform and major complications are rarely reported. WE present a case of death following such procedure in a chronic hemodialysis patient. This case is to emphasize the importance of taking utmost care during insertion of he catheter and not to underestimate the dangers of what may look like a minor tear in the vein when surgical exploration is needed.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=1999;volume=10;issue=1;spage=59;epage=63;aulast=Al-HomranyFemoral catheterizationHemodialysisDeathMortality |
| spellingShingle | Al-Homrany Mohammed Wali Mahmoud Abu-Eshy Saeed El-Tawail Mohammed Al-Taher Abdul Fatal Complication of Percutaneous Femoral Vein Catheterization in a Hemodialysis Patient Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Femoral catheterization Hemodialysis Death Mortality |
| title | Fatal Complication of Percutaneous Femoral Vein Catheterization in a Hemodialysis Patient |
| title_full | Fatal Complication of Percutaneous Femoral Vein Catheterization in a Hemodialysis Patient |
| title_fullStr | Fatal Complication of Percutaneous Femoral Vein Catheterization in a Hemodialysis Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatal Complication of Percutaneous Femoral Vein Catheterization in a Hemodialysis Patient |
| title_short | Fatal Complication of Percutaneous Femoral Vein Catheterization in a Hemodialysis Patient |
| title_sort | fatal complication of percutaneous femoral vein catheterization in a hemodialysis patient |
| topic | Femoral catheterization Hemodialysis Death Mortality |
| url | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=1999;volume=10;issue=1;spage=59;epage=63;aulast=Al-Homrany |
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