Retrieval of Dislodged Central Venous Pressure Catheters Early experience with three case presentations
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2009, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Central venous catheters )CVP( are frequently used in clinical practice. Occasionally, catheters may become dislodged. If percutaneous retrieval fails, then cardiothoracic surgery is necessary to retrieve the fractured catheter and avoid potential complications. Tis report describes early experiences of three different modes of broken catheter retrieval: the frst by use of a snare catheter; the second by surgery and the third during bypass surgery. We conclude that broken fragments of catheters that lodge in the right side of the heart or pulmonary circulation can be retrieved most of the time percutaneously by snare catheters.
Authors and Affiliations
Hafdh Al-Hadi| Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Mansour Sallam| Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Omanو Al-Azhar University, Al-Hussein Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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