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. 2010 Nov;54(6):587-8.
doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.72665.

Guide wire loss during central venous cannulation

Ashoo Wadehra  1 , Pragati Ganjoo, Monica S Tandon
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Guide wire loss during central venous cannulation

Ashoo Wadehra et al. Indian J Anaesth. 2010 Nov.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Migrated guide wire ascending in the inferior vena cava
Figure 2
Figure 2
Intracardiac migration of the lost guide wire
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