Accidental intrapleural placement of CVC
Extract:
“We report a patient who received a high-flow dialysis catheter and underwent surgery to repair an endoleak that occurred after endovascular aneurysm repair. During surgery, major bleeding occurred. Despite sonographic-guided catheter placement, the catheter was mispositioned in the right pleura. The present report describes this clinical case and discusses the various options for verifying the correct position of a central venous catheter. It emphasizes that even sonographic-guided catheter placement does not provide absolute certainty regarding correct central venous catheter positioning. Written consent was obtained from the patient for the publication of this case report.”
Reference:
Sammet M, Torregroza C, Huhn R. Accidental Intrapleural Placement of a Left-Sided High-Flow Central Venous Catheter. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Jun 9:S1053-0770(25)00471-9. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.06.013. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40610331.