An intra-aortic guide wire: what "knot" to do

Cardiol Young. 2020 Feb;30(2):273-274. doi: 10.1017/S1047951119002907. Epub 2019 Dec 9.

Authors

Yoshio Ootaki¹, Gregory A Ross², Kristen A Zeller³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

PMID: 31813406
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951119002907

Abstract

We report a rare complication of central venous catheter placement in a 5-month-old baby.

Keywords: Guide wire; entrapment; knot.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Catheterization, Central Venous / instrumentation*
Device Removal*
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Infant
Jugular Veins
Male
Radiography, Thoracic