Pinch-off syndrome: a rare and serious complication of central venous catheters

BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Jan 13;13(1):e233779. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233779.

Authors

Tarik Hadid^{1

2}, Maribel Hernandez³, Amer Zeni^{2

4}, Nitin Jain²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA thadid@wayne.edu.
² Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Warren, Michigan, USA.
³ College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Colorectal Clinic of Michigan, Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: chemotherapy; oncology; surgery; vascular surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
Central Venous Catheters / adverse effects*
Clavicle / diagnostic imaging*
Constriction
Equipment Failure
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Ribs / diagnostic imaging*
Subclavian Vein / diagnostic imaging*
Subclavian Vein / injuries*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed