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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar;63(3):231-3.
doi: 10.1007/s00101-014-2304-0. Epub 2014 Feb 26.

[Placement of a central venous catheter in cases of persistent left superior vena cava]

[Article in German]
M Seemann  1 , N Zech, M Kieninger, B Graf, H Künzig
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Case Reports

[Placement of a central venous catheter in cases of persistent left superior vena cava]

[Article in German]
M Seemann et al. Anaesthesist. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

This article presents a case report on the placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) in a patient with an unknown persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC). Normally, PLSVCs remain asymptomatic but can be associated with disastrous consequences for the patient during placement of a CVC particularly due to vascular perforation and pulmonary injury. A PLSCV is particularly common in association with congenital heart defects; however, otherwise healthy patients can also be affected. As the presence of a PLSCV is normally unknown special attention must be paid in every patient during placement of a CVC.

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  • [Catheter complications in persistent left superior vena cava].
    Schummer W. Schummer W. Anaesthesist. 2014 Sep;63(8-9):699-700. doi: 10.1007/s00101-014-2360-5. Anaesthesist. 2014. PMID: 25163665 German. No abstract available.
  • Erwiderung.
    Seemann M, Zech N, Kieninger M, Graf B, Künzig H. Seemann M, et al. Anaesthesist. 2014 Sep;63(8-9):700,702. Anaesthesist. 2014. PMID: 25401186 German. No abstract available.

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