What is it about?
Mal-positioning of a central line catheter
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Why is it important?
It is important to recognise potential complications with CVC insertion, and to formulate strategies to avoid them occurring.
Perspectives
Main learning point is to ensure the guide wire is re-checked using ultrasound guidance and to look for a double-wire sign!
Dr Prashant Kumar
University of Glasgow
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This page is a summary of: Intensive Care Society State of the Art 2019 Abstracts, Journal of the Intensive Care Society, May 2020, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1751143720915029.
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