Perforation of the right ventricle and cardiac tamponade caused by a venous catheter
Open Access
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 53 (618), 225-226
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.53.618.225
Abstract
Summary: A case is reported in which a venous catheter perforated the right ventricle and caused cardiac tamponade. Methods recommended to avoid such complications include limiting the length of the radio-opaque catheter, and modifications to the catheter tip.Keywords
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