Huang Chien-Cheng, Chen Jiann-Hwa, Huang Hsien-Hao, Yen David Hung-Tsang, Kao Wei-Fong, Huang Chun-I, Lee Chen-Hsen
Department of Emergency Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
J Emerg Med. 2010 Nov;39(5):583-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.10.076. Epub 2008 May 2.
The femoral vein is the most popular location for temporary catheterization during emergency hemodialysis. Common complications are infection, thrombosis, arterial puncture, and groin hematoma. We report herein a patient with femoral vein perforation and prevesical hematoma.