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Unanticipated complication of a malpositioned central venous catheter
Pankaj Kundra1, Bathala V Sai Chandran, Kasturi S V K Subbarao
1Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Abstract:
We report an unusual complication that occurred late in the postoperative period, due to a damaged and malpositioned peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) used for central venous pressure monitoring during esophagocoloplasty and for postoperative parenteral nutrition. On the seventh postoperative day, the development of a leak from the neck wound coincided with the administration of intravenous fluids via the PICC. The leak had occurred as a result of slow erosion of the left internal jugular vein (IJV) by the damaged edges of the catheter.
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