Infected Retained Catheter-Related Sheath, an Underrecognized Complication of Central Venous Catheter Insertion: A Case Report

Omar Obaid; James Skorczewski; Akash Patel; Matthew Meleka

doi:10.12659/AJCR.936290

03 April 2022: Articles

Infected Retained Catheter-Related Sheath, an Underrecognized Complication of Central Venous Catheter Insertion: A Case Report

Unusual clinical course

Omar Obaid ^E* , James Skorczewski ^E , Akash Patel ^E , Matthew Meleka ^E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936290

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936290

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Figure 1. Transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrating a long, tubular, highly mobile mass extending from the superior vena cava into the right atrium, most consistent with a retained catheter-related sheath. a. Superior vena cava. b. Retained catheter-related sheath. c. Right atrium.

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Infected Retained Catheter-Related Sheath, an Underrecognized Complication of Central Venous Catheter Insertion: A Case Report

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