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Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J · Nov 2011
Complications of Central Venous Catheterisation: Breakage of guidewire-a disaster averted.
- Qutaiba A Tawfic, Pradipta Bhakta, Jyoti Burad, Pragyandipta Mishra, and Rajini Kausalya.
- Department of Anaesthesia & ICU, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman;
- Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2011 Nov 1; 11 (4): 519-21.
AbstractCentral venous catheterisation (CVC) is a common bedside invasive procedure done in medical practice. Even though it is a safe procedure when done with ultrasound guidance, difficulties and complications do occur even in experienced hands. Here, we describe the difficulties encountered in the form of the breakage of the guidewire while inserting a CVC in a patient with sickle cell disease.
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