Kiely E M, Spitz L
Z Kinderchir. 1984 Apr;39(2):133-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1044193.
The dangers of left-sided superior vena cava have received insufficient attention in the literature on central venous catheterisation. Three infants have recently been encountered with this anomaly in a series of 160 central venous catheterisations . This is much higher than the reported incidence of the anomaly. Certain safeguards are suggested when it is encountered.