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Knotting and Kinking of the Guidewire during Central Venous Catheterization: A Case Report
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Deokkyu Kim, Ji Hye Lee, Dong Chan Kim, Hyungsun Lim, Seonghoon Ko, Ji Seon Son
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Korean J Crit Care Med. 2011;26(1):38-40.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2011.26.1.38
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- Central venous catheterization is often necessary to manage critically ill patients in the intensive care unit and some surgical patients in the operating room. However, this procedure can lead to various complications. We experienced a case of subclavian venous catheterization that was complicated by looping, kinking, knotting, and entrapment of the guidewire. We were able to identify the extravascular looping and knotting of the guidewire under fluoroscopy and consequently removed it successfully. We suggest that a guidewire should be confirmed by fluoroscopic imaging if it has become entrapped.
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