Intraoperative Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Fracture During Modified Radical Neck Dissection

Çağdaş Baytar1, Deniz Baklacı2, Oguz Arslantürk3

  • 1Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, TUR.

Cureus
|July 2, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) fracture is a rare complication. Prompt imaging and surgical intervention successfully retrieved fractured PIVC fragments in a patient, ensuring an uneventful recovery.