Cerebral infarct following central venous cannulation

Anaesthesia. 1998 Feb;53(2):186-91. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00284.x.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carotid Artery Injuries*
  • Carotid Artery, Common / diagnostic imaging
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Infarction / etiology*
  • Cystectomy
  • Humans
  • Jugular Veins
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler