Knot in the cava--an unusual complication of swan-ganz catheters

N B Bagul; N J Menon; R Pathak; A Platts; G Hamilton

doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.02.017

Knot in the cava--an unusual complication of swan-ganz catheters

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2005 Jun;29(6):651-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.02.017. Epub 2005 Mar 26.

Authors

N B Bagul¹, N J Menon, R Pathak, A Platts, G Hamilton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 15878545
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.02.017

Abstract

Complications associated with the use of the Swan-Ganz catheters including coiling and knotting of the catheter in the central venous system or in the chambers of the heart, often with disastrous consequences. We report a case of knotting of a Swan-Ganz catheter in the superior vena cava which necessitated surgical removal via the right internal jugular vein.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / adverse effects*
Catheterization, Swan-Ganz / instrumentation*
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
Device Removal
Equipment Failure*
Hepatic Encephalopathy / surgery*
Humans
Jugular Veins / surgery
Liver Transplantation*
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / surgery*
Radiography
Vena Cava, Superior*
Venous Cutdown