Fraizer Michael C, Chu William W, Gudjonsson Thorbjorn, Wolff Matthew R
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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.
