Unusual Course of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter Due to Absence of Right Superior Vena Cava

Unusual Course of a Pulmonary Artery Catheter Due to Absence of Right Superior Vena Cava

The persistent left superior vena cava may complicate the placement of vascular access. It rarely occurs with an absence of the right superior vena cava. We present a chest X-ray of a patient with this rare anomaly that was demonstrated incidentally with an unusual course of a pulmonary artery cathe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation 2023-04, Vol.51 (2), p.155-156
Hauptverfasser: Burke, Brendon J, Wet, Charl J De, Helwani, Mohammad A
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Sprache:eng
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Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesia
Catheters
Images in Clinical Practice
Literature reviews
Pacemakers
Pulmonary arteries
Veins & arteries
Venous access
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Zusammenfassung:The persistent left superior vena cava may complicate the placement of vascular access. It rarely occurs with an absence of the right superior vena cava. We present a chest X-ray of a patient with this rare anomaly that was demonstrated incidentally with an unusual course of a pulmonary artery catheter course.
ISSN:2667-677X
2667-6370
2667-6370
DOI:10.5152/TJAR.2023.22169