Hemiplegia caused by inadvertent subclavian artery double-lumen catheterization

  • Amna Ghayas Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management, KRL General Hospital, Islamabad (Pakistan)
  • Ayesha . Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management, KRL General Hospital, Islamabad (Pakistan)
  • Tariq H. Khan Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management, KRL General Hospital, Islamabad (Pakistan)
  • Zahid Nabi Department of Nephrology, KRL General Hospital, Islamabad (Pakistan)
  • Sajid Shafique Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Management, KRL General Hospital, Islamabad (Pakistan)
Keywords: Central venous catheterization, Subclavian artery puncture, CVC complications

Abstract

Arterial puncture during central venous catheterization (CVC) is a relatively rare complication that may have devastating consequences. We present a case of left sided hemiplegia after inadvertent, unidentified right subclavian artery double-lumen catheterization in a 60 years aged male who had to undergo central venous catheterization for hemodialysis. The patient had had hemodialysis from the same intra arterial route thrice. Twenty days later, he was successfully managed in OR by removal of the catheter from his artery and manual compression for 20 minutes to control the bleeding.

Published
02-03-2019
How to Cite
Ghayas, A., ., A., Khan, T. H., Nabi, Z., & Shafique, S. (2019). Hemiplegia caused by inadvertent subclavian artery double-lumen catheterization. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 198-200. Retrieved from https://apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/499
Section
Case Reports