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. 2016 Feb 17;71(5):573–585. doi: 10.1111/anae.13360

Table 3.

Complications of central venous catheter insertion

  • Infection
    • ○Localised or bloodstream.
  • Thrombosis/thromboembolism
    • ○Symptomatic or asymptomatic
  • Perforation of vessels and myocardium
    • ○Arterial puncture/tear
    • ○Arterial cannulation
    • ○Venous injury/tear
    • ○Myocardial perforation/cardiac tamponade.
  • Pleural collections.
    • ○Pneumothorax
    • ○Haemothorax (haemoperitoneum)

  • Cardiac arrhythmias

  • Air embolism

  • Guidewire/catheter embolism

  • Catheter occlusion

  • Catheter breakage/leak/extravasation

  • Bleeding elsewhere.

  • Central venous stenosis

  • Neurological injury