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Difficulty in removing a percutaneous central venous catheter inserted from a peripheral vein
T Morimoto1, R Hosoya, H Matsufuji
1Department of Pediatrics, St Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Acta Paediatrica Japonica : Overseas Edition
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
Two girls with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) are reported. There were difficulties in removing their central venous catheters inserted from a peripheral vein. One girl required surgery under general anesthesia for the removal. The other patient received continuous infusion of low dose urokinase from a distal peripheral vein. The residual catheter was then removed successfully.