Affiliations 

  • 1 V. Venkateswaran, MBBS, MRCS, LRCP. DARCP & S, FFARCS. Department of Anaesthesia. Toa Pay oh Hospital Toa Pavoh Rise. Singapore 1129.
Med J Malaysia, 1986 Dec;41(4):374-6.
PMID: 3670163

Abstract

Repeatedly catheterising the internal jugular vein percutaneously through the same site, between the heads of the sternomastoid, resulted in soft tissue cleavage planes. The catheter entered the pleural cavity from the superior vena cava, a site remote from the percutaneous entry.
The internal jugular line can be misplaced in spite of respiratory fluctuation, free flow, and reflux with the container lowered below cardiac level. Radiological confirmation is mandatory.

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