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doi: 10.1093/bja/88.1.144.
Loss of the guide wire: mishap or blunder?
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- DOI: 10.1093/bja/88.1.144
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Loss of the guide wire: mishap or blunder?
Br J Anaesth.
2002 Jan.
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Abstract
We describe four cases of lost guide wires during central venous catheterization. Although percutaneous catheterization of central veins is a routine technique, it is a procedure requiring advanced operating skills, expert supervision, and attention to detail in order to prevent adverse effects.
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Intravascular loss of complete guidewires.Br J Anaesth. 2002 Jun;88(6):882; author reply 882. Br J Anaesth. 2002. PMID: 12173220 No abstract available.
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