Arterial closure devices for treatment of inadvertent large-caliber catheter insertion into the subclavian or carotid artery: a case series of five patients

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2014 Oct;28(5):1319-22. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.03.015. Epub 2013 Sep 7.

Authors

Arno Stellmes¹, Nicolas Diehm², Malte Book³, Jürg Schmidli¹, Dai-Do Do⁴, Jan Gralla⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
² Department of Angiology, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland. Electronic address: nicolas.diehm@insel.ch.
³ Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Angiology, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland.
⁵ Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland.

PMID: 24016686
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.03.015

No abstract available

Keywords: arterial closure device; inadvertent large-caliber catheters insertion.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carotid Artery, Common / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Artery, Common / surgery
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Catheterization, Central Venous / instrumentation
Endovascular Procedures / instrumentation
Endovascular Procedures / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Medical Errors*
Middle Aged
Radiography
Subclavian Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Subclavian Artery / surgery
Treatment Outcome