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Catheter embolization following median sternotomy
Intensive Care Medicine
|January 1, 1983
Abstract:
A case of intraoperative internal jugular vein catheter embolization in a patient undergoing median sternotomy for open-heart surgery is described. This complication suggests that right sided cannulation of the internal jugular vein is to be preferred in all patients having a median sternotomy in order to avoid the risk of intersection by median sternotomy.