Spontaneous Knot Formation in a Central Venous Catheter

Carolina Bortolozzo Graciolli Facanali; Vanessa Simões Paixão; Carlos Walter Sobrado; Marcio Roberto Facanali

doi:10.12659/AJCR.932354

15 September 2021: Articles

Spontaneous Knot Formation in a Central Venous Catheter

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care

Carolina Bortolozzo Graciolli Facanali ^E* , Vanessa Simões Paixão ^B , Carlos Walter Sobrado ^D , Marcio Roberto Facanali ^A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932354

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932354

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Figure 1. Enlarged chest X-ray, after an immediate attempt to remove catheter, suggesting a knot in the catheter, in addition to loop formation.

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Spontaneous Knot Formation in a Central Venous Catheter

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