Bedside ultrasound diagnosis of a malpositioned central venous catheter: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Central venous catheter (CVC) placement is commonly performed in intensive care unit. And CVC placement is associated with risks including CVC malposition, pneumothorax. Many of the previously reported cases are about catheter misplacement detected by bedside ultrasound, chest x-ray (CXR) and computed tomography. In this case, malposition was detected by bedside ultrasound incidentally particularly with no clinical manifestation.

Patient concerns

An 88-year-old male with severe diabetic peripheral neuropathy secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus was admitted for further treatment.

Diagnoses

We cannulated a single-lumen CVC via the right subclavian vein, and the tip ended up in the internal jugular vein on the same side. With bedside ultrasound, we discovered

SUBMITTER: Song F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5908571 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature