SECONDARY MIGRATION - A COMPLICATION OF HICKMAN CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS

Authors
MUHM M SUNDERPLASSMANN G KUHRER I MULLNER M KALHS P DRUML W
Citation
M. Muhm et al., SECONDARY MIGRATION - A COMPLICATION OF HICKMAN CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS, Bone marrow transplantation, 18(3), 1996, pp. 651-654
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,Oncology,Immunology,Transplantation
Journal title
Bone marrow transplantation → ACNP
ISSN journal
02683369
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
651 - 654
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-3369(1996)18:3<651:SM-ACO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
We report two patients with spontaneous intrajugular migration of Hick man catheters which were initially correctly placed with the tip in th e right atrium, via the right subclavian vein, In one patient the cath eter remained in situ for 40 days without any sequelae; in the second patient the catheter was removed immediately, In the first patient two interim chest radiographs disclosed the catheter's course suggesting a possible mechanism of migration, Since early detection of this compl ication allows interventional repositioning, periodic monitoring of in dwelling catheters by chest X-ray is recommended.