Misplaced central venous catheter in the jugular venous arch exposed during dissection before sternotomy
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1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Subclavian vein catheterization rarely results in misplacement of the central venous catheter (CVC) into the jugular venous arch (JVA). We present a case of misplacement of the CVC into the JVA during cardiac surgery.
Subclavian vein catheterization rarely results in misplacement of the central venous catheter (CVC) into the jugular venous arch (JVA). We present a case of misplacement of the CVC into the JVA during cardiac surgery.
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