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Knot in the cava--an unusual complication of swan-ganz catheters.

Bagul NB, Menon NJ, Pathak R, Platts A, Hamilton G

Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG, UK. drnitinbb@yahoo.co.uk

Complications associated with the use of the Swan-Ganz catheters including coiling and knotting of the catheter in the central venous system or in the chambers of the heart, often with disastrous consequences. We report a case of knotting of a Swan-Ganz catheter in the superior vena cava which necessitated surgical removal via the right internal jugular vein.

Published 9 May 2005 in Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 29(6): 651-3.
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