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===Site-Specific===
===Site-Specific===


*SV and IJ
**Pneumothorax
**Hemothorax
**Hydrothorax
**Chylothorax
**Neck hematoma/tracheal obstruction
**Endotracheal cuff perforation
**Tracheal perforation
**Phrenic nerve injury
**Brachial plexus injury
**Cerebral infarct
*Femoral
**Bowel perforation
**Psoas abscess
**Bladder perforation


==External Links==
==External Links==

Revision as of 18:19, 6 March 2020

Background

Central venous catheter complications vary by site. Subclavian lines are more commonly associated with pneumothorax and have a higher risk of bleeding because the site is noncompressible, whereas femoral and internal jugular lines have a higher risk of infection.[1]

Complications

Mechanical

  • Arterial puncture
  • Hematoma formation
  • Air embolus
  • Pneumothorax/Hemothorax
  • Pericardial tamponade
  • Catheter embolus
  • Dysrhythmias
  • Catheter malposition

Infectious

  • Bacteremia
  • Sepsis
  • Cellulitis at insertion site

Thrombotic

  • Pulmonary embolus
  • Venous thrombosus

Site-Specific

  • SV and IJ
    • Pneumothorax
    • Hemothorax
    • Hydrothorax
    • Chylothorax
    • Neck hematoma/tracheal obstruction
    • Endotracheal cuff perforation
    • Tracheal perforation
    • Phrenic nerve injury
    • Brachial plexus injury
    • Cerebral infarct
  • Femoral
    • Bowel perforation
    • Psoas abscess
    • Bladder perforation

External Links

References

  1. Parienti JJ, Mongardon N, Mégarbane B, et al. Intravascular Complications of Central Venous Catheterization by Insertion Site. N Engl J Med. 2015;373(13):1220–1229. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1500964
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