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[Femoral-venous catheterization: a delayed perforation].

C Gil¹, C Gabaudan, G Dosseh

¹Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital d'instruction des armées Laveran, boulevard Laveran, 13013 Marseille, France. celinefgil@hotmail.com

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Vascular injury from central venous catheters is rare. A case of inferior vena cava perforation after femoral vein catheterization caused internal infusion and pain, questioning current recommendations.

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Vascular Surgery
Interventional Radiology
Gastroenterology

Background:

Central venous catheterization is a common procedure, but late vascular complications are infrequent.
Literature primarily documents injuries in jugular or subclavian vein catheterization sites, with risks associated with larger and left-sided catheters.

Observation:

A 72-year-old patient developed symptoms nine days after femoral vein catheterization for parenteral nutrition.
The patient presented with abdominal and pelvic pain due to perforation of the inferior vena cava.

Findings:

The femoral vein catheterization led to an inferior vena cava perforation.
This perforation resulted in infusion into the peritoneal and retroperitoneal cavities.

Implications:

This case highlights a rare but serious complication of femoral vein catheterization.
The findings suggest a need to re-evaluate current recommendations for femoral catheterization procedures.