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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec 17:14:11795476211063318.
doi: 10.1177/11795476211063318. eCollection 2021.

Where Did the Midline Catheter Disappear?

Michal Soták  1   2 , Viktor Čapek  3 , Tomáš Tyll  1
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Case Reports

Where Did the Midline Catheter Disappear?

Michal Soták et al. Clin Med Insights Case Rep. .

Abstract

Intravascular catheter break off is a rare complication during insertion or nursing care. We report the intravascular break off of a midline catheter after wound dressing change and its migration into the pulmonary artery. The broken piece of catheter was removed percutaneously using a snare kit.

Keywords: Midline catheter; embolism; interventional radiology; sepsis; ultrasound.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration Of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Radiograph of the left upper limb.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Chest radiograph with highlighted catheter fragment in the area of the pulmonary artery.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Extracted embolized catheter’s fragment.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Comparison of intact and damaged catheter.
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