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Case Reports
. 1998 Aug;81(2):260-1.
doi: 10.1093/bja/81.2.260.

Discovery of left-sided superior vena cava during central venous catheterization

A G Higgs  1 , S Paris, F Potter
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Discovery of left-sided superior vena cava during central venous catheterization

A G Higgs et al. Br J Anaesth. 1998 Aug.
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Abstract

We describe a 3-yr-old patient in whom a central venous catheter (CVC) was inadvertently inserted into a persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC). This congenital anomaly was diagnosed using transthoracic echocardiography. The aetiology and the implications for the anaesthetist are discussed.

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