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Catheter embolization following median sternotomy

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A case of intraoperative internal jugular vein catheter embolization in a patient undergoing median sternotomy for open-heart surgery is described. This complication suggests that right sided cannulation of the internal jugular vein is to be preferred in all patients having a median sternotomy in order to avoid the risk of intersection by median sternotomy.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Heidelberg, Chirurgisches Zentrum, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, D-6900, Heidelberg, FRG

    C. Krier & F. Fleischer

  2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Chirurgisches Zentrum, D-6900, Heidelberg, FRG

    J. Späth

  3. Department of Radiology, University of Heidelberg, Chirurgisches zentrum, D-6900, Heidelberg, FRG

    B. Terwey

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Krier, C., Fleischer, F., Späth, J. et al. Catheter embolization following median sternotomy. Intensive Care Med 9, 97–99 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699266

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