ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
A RARE COMPLICATION DUE TO CENTRAL VENOUS CANNULATION
Nazım Doğan, *Necip Becit, Mehmet Kızılkaya, *Yahya Ünlü
Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Anesteziyoloji Ana Bilim Dalı, Erzurum
*Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Ana Bilim Dalı, Erzurum
A 40-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the complaints of headache, fatigue, fever, palpitation and sweating. The patient had undergone external fixation operation due to traumatic tibia and fibula fracture six mounths ago. The determination of a guide wire in venous system was established by teleradiography and abdominal x-ray. Inguinal exploration was performed and guide wire was removed by venotomy. Postoperative course was uneventful. He was discharged postoperative sixth day. In this paper, the complications due to central venous cannulation are discussed.
Keywords : Complication, central venous cannulation, guide wire, venotomy
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