BRONCHIAL EROSION BY AN INDWELLING CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER

Authors
CARON NR DEMMY TL CURTIS JJ
Citation
Nr. Caron et al., BRONCHIAL EROSION BY AN INDWELLING CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER, Chest, 106(6), 1994, pp. 1917-1918
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
106
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1917 - 1918
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1994)106:6<1917:BEBAIC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Despite improved technology, central venous catheters are associated w ith many complications that occur usually within 48 h of placement. We report a 42-year-old man with a rare erosion of a venous catheter (Si lastic) into a bronchus 2 years after its insertion.