Spontaneous Knot Formation in a Central Venous Catheter

15 September 2021 : Case report Brazil

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

Carolina Bortolozzo Graciolli Facanali^1EFG*, Vanessa Simões Paixão^2BG, Carlos Walter Sobrado^1DG, Marcio Roberto Facanali^3AG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932354

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932354

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Figure 2. Single-lumen central venous catheter with a knot about 2.0 cm from the tip, after removal by venotomy under local anesthesia.

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