Surgical removal of a knotted Swan-Ganz catheter inadvertently placed in the common carotid artery

Autor: Marco Coli, Federica Ruggiero, Cesare Battocchio, Elisabetta Giorni, Adriana Toncelli, Giovanni Melina, Maurizio Taurino, Pasqualino Sirignano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 100328- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2772-6878
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsurg.2024.100328
Popis: A Swan-Ganz catheter is an intravenous device used for the invasive measurement of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and other cardiovascular measurements often utilized in major surgical procedures and critical care units. Several device-related complications were reported in literature - arterial puncture, pneumothorax, inadvertent arterial catheter insertion due to non-ultrasound-guided placement, and formation of knots. This paper presents a case of inadvertent left carotid artery insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter, complicated by a knot formation requiring surgical intervention to successfully remove the catheter.
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