Deep venous thrombosis in the right upper extremity after removal of the Swan-Ganz thermodilution catheter

Orhan Gökalp,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.071

Orhan Gökalp¹, Ufuk Yetkin¹, Murat Aksun³, Müge Dinçsoy Gürçınar², Ali Gürbüz¹

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey
²Department of Radiodiagnostics, Bilrad Imaging Center, İzmir, Turkey
³Department of Anesthesiology, İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.071

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Catheter-related central vein thrombosis is a frequently seen complication of Swan Ganz thermodilution catheterization procedure. In this article, we aimed to present a 73-year-old female case with deep venous thrombosis in the right upper extremity after removal of the Swan-Ganz thermodilution catheter in the light of current literature data.

Keywords : Complication; deep venous thrombosis; Swan-Ganz thermodilution catheter; upper extremity

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