Malfunction due to Kinking and Bending of a Double Lumen Central Venous Catheter : A Case Report.
- Author:
Kyung Bong YOON
1
;
Won Oak KIM
;
Jae Ho CHA
;
Ki Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kylee504@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Central venous catheterization;
Malfunction;
Equipment
- MeSH:
Catheterization, Central Venous;
Catheters;
Central Venous Catheters*
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2006;21(2):131-134
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Central venous catheters provide an important means of vascular access and are increasingly used. Catheter occlusion refers to the inability to infuse or withdraw fluids from a catheter and could be caused by either thrombotic or nonthrombotic origin. We report an unusual malfunction of double lumen central venous catheter due to kinking and bending of the catheter at the opening site of proximal lumen.
