An unusual condition during internal jugular vein catheterisation: vertebral artery catheterisation


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KORKMAZ Ö., GÖKSEL S., SÖYLEMEZ B., DURMUŞ K., İSBİR A. C., BERKAN Ö.

CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, cilt.27, sa.4, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Vertebral artery cannulation is an unusual complication during internal jugular vein cannulation. We report a case of vertebral artery cannulation, which occurred during an attempt to cannulate the right internal jugular vein, and we discuss the management of such a rare complication.