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Closure using a surgical closure device of inadvertent subclavian artery punctures during central venous catheter
M H Berlet1, D Steffen, G Shaughness
1SDI Radiology, Department of Radiology, Saint Joseph's Hospital, 3001 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Tampa, FL 33607, USA. mberlet@tampabay.rr.com
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
|July 10, 2001
Abstract:
Severe complications can and do occur when central venous catheters are inadvertently placed into subclavian arteries. Two cases are discussed that describe how these inadvertent arterial punctures can be closed using the Perclose device (Abbott Laboratories, Redwood City, CA, USA).
