Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Central venous line and acute neurological deficit: a case series
Journal of Tehran University Heart Center [The]. 2014; 9 (4): 186-190
in English | IMEMR | ID: emr-153378
ABSTRACT
Central venous catheter [CVC] insertion is a practical way to assess patients hemodynamic specially in cardiovascular surgery but this relatively simple junior level procedure is not risk free and its common reported complications include; pneumothorax, hydrothorax, hemothorax, local hematoma, cardiac tamponade, vascular injury, thrombosis, embolism, and catheter disruption. Here in this article we are going to present 6 patients with very unusual presentation of CVC complication which was neurological deficit presented by agitation, unconsciousness, disorientation to time and place and hemiparesis. All patients undergone neurologic consult and brain computed tomography. Final diagnosis was brain ischemic damage and finally we kept them on conservative management; fortunately we did not have any permanent damage
Search on Google
Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Language: English Journal: J. Tehran Univ. Heart Cent. Year: 2014

Similar

MEDLINE

...
LILACS

LIS

Search on Google
Index: IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean) Language: English Journal: J. Tehran Univ. Heart Cent. Year: 2014