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. 1972 Jul;27(4):496–499. doi: 10.1136/thx.27.4.496

A complication of percutaneous cannulation of the internal jugular vein

J D Wisheart 1, M A Hassan 1, J W Jackson 1
PMCID: PMC469958  PMID: 5075623

Abstract

Reviews of the use of the technique of percutaneous cannulation of the internal jugular vein for central venous pressure monitoring have indicated that it is free from serious complications. A patient is reported here in whom the ascending cervical artery was damaged during attempted cannulation of the internal jugular vein prior to aortic valve replacement. Haemorrhage from this site after the operation led initially to an extrapleural haematoma and soon afterwards to a haemothorax, which proved fatal despite immediate resuscitation and exploration.

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