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Case Reports
. 2001 Mar-Apr;24(2):122-4.
doi: 10.1007/s002700002542.

Closure using a surgical closure device of inadvertent subclavian artery punctures during central venous catheter placement

M H Berlet  1 , D Steffen, G Shaughness, J Hanner
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Case Reports

Closure using a surgical closure device of inadvertent subclavian artery punctures during central venous catheter placement

M H Berlet et al. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2001 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Severe complications can and do occur when central venous catheters are inadvertently placed into subclavian arteries. Two cases are discussed that describe how these inadvertent arterial punctures can be closed using the Perclose device (Abbott Laboratories, Redwood City, CA, USA).

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