Zaidi N A, Khan M, Naqvi H I, Kamal R S
Department of Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Anaesthesia. 1998 Feb;53(2):186-91. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00284.x.
Inadvertent carotid artery puncture is a well-known complication of internal jugular vein cannulation. A case of cerebral infarct subsequent to carotid artery puncture during internal jugular vein cannulation is reported.