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  • Title: Unintentional embolization of a guide wire in the inferior vena cava during central venous catheter insertion successfully retrieved percutaneously 9 months later.
    Author: Trabattoni D, Andreini D, Bartorelli AL.
    Journal: Catheter Cardiovasc Interv; 2014 Jan 01; 83(1):E109-11. PubMed ID: 23897650.
    Abstract:
    Central venous catheters are routinely positioned for hemodynamic monitoring and fluid administration in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, and many well-known complications associated with this manoeuver have been described. Metalic guide wire embolization is a rare complication potentially associated with nonmechanical and mechanical adverse events. The case we report is peculiar as an almost fully endothelialized guide wire was successfully retrieved 9 months after its unintentional embolization in the inferior vena cava.
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