Ultrasound to the rescue: Management of looped guidewire during hemodialysis catheter insertion in the left internal jugular vein
Hemodialysis catheters are commonly placed in the major central vein for the purpose of dialysis. Coiling or looping of guidewire is a rare but reported complication of a central vascular catheter insertion. We report a case in which we encountered a rare complication of looping of the guidewire use...
Main Authors: | Jhanvi Bajaj, Mohammed Saif Khan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Ultrasound |
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Online Access: | http://www.jmuonline.org/article.asp?issn=0929-6441;year=2021;volume=29;issue=3;spage=209;epage=211;aulast=Bajaj |
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