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Case Reports
. 2005 Oct;9(4):341-3.
doi: 10.1111/j.1492-7535.2005.01151.x.

Accidental extravascular insertion of a subclavian hemodialysis catheter is signaled by nonvisualization of catheter tip

Marius C Florescu  1 , Albeir Mousa, Moro Salifu, Eli A Friedman
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Case Reports

Accidental extravascular insertion of a subclavian hemodialysis catheter is signaled by nonvisualization of catheter tip

Marius C Florescu et al. Hemodial Int. 2005 Oct.

Erratum in

  • Hemodial Int. 2006 Apr;10(2):217. Moussa, Hatem [corrected to Mousa, Albeir]

Abstract

Subclavian hemodialysis (HD) catheter placement under fluoroscopy with perforation of the superior vena cava (SVC) is a rare complication that needs to be recognized and treated appropriately. We report the case of a 47-year-old black woman under treatment for end-stage renal disease secondary to HIV-associated nephropathy who sustained an extravascular insertion of fluoroscopy-guided subclavian catheterization for HD. Subsequent successful removal of the extravascularly placed catheter along with repair of the lacerated SVC were effected by open thoracic surgery.

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