Use of a percutaneous vascular suture device for closure of an inadvertent subclavian artery puncture.

作者信息

Fraizer Michael C, Chu William W, Gudjonsson Thorbjorn, Wolff Matthew R

机构信息

Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

出版信息

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Jul;59(3):369-71. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10545.

A well-known complication of central venous catheterization is inadvertent arterial sheath placement. Sheath removal from noncompressible arteries has the potential for severe complications. We report a case of inadvertent subclavian arterial sheath placement during an attempted internal jugular venous catheterization. This was successfully removed using a percutaneous vascular suture device.