Korean J Anesthesiol.  2003 May;44(5):725-728. 10.4097/kjae.2003.44.5.725.

J-guide Wire Knotting during the Central Venous Catheterization: A case report

• Kim SY
• Jang YH

• KMID: 1759994
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2003.44.5.725

Abstract

The purposes of central venous catheterization (CVC) are as followings, central venous pressure monitoring, pulmonary artery catheterization and monitoring, transvenous cardiac pacing, temporary hemodialysis, drug administration, rapid infusion of fluids, aspiration of air embolism. Various complications may occur during CVC, such as hematoma, pneumothorax, hemothorax, hydrothorax, chylothorax, nerve and artery injury, air embolism, thromboembolism, arrhythmia, heart block, cardiac tamponade, and tracheal puncture. In Korea, several complications have been reported after CVC, such as pneumothorax, hemothorax, hemomediastinum, cardiac tamponade and tracheal puncture. However, there has been no report about the knotting of J-guide wire during the CVC. We report a case of J-guide wire knotting during central venous catheterization.

Keyword

Central venous catheter; knotting; monitoring

MeSH Terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Arteries
Cardiac Tamponade
Catheterization, Central Venous*
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz
Central Venous Catheters*
Central Venous Pressure
Chylothorax
Embolism, Air
Heart Block
Hematoma
Hemothorax
Hydrothorax
Korea
Pneumothorax
Punctures
Renal Dialysis
Thromboembolism