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Perforation of Superior Vena Cava with Dialysis Catheter Insertion

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Procedure related complications associted with a tunneled dialysis catheter placement can vary a great deal in their consequences. One that is especially dangerous is perforation of the veion. This can occur without consequences or it can result in the death of the patient. This chapter discusses a case of intermediate severity.

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  1. Lifetime Vascular Access, University of Texas Medical Branch, 5135 Holly Terrace, Houston, TX, 77056, USA

    Gerald A. Beathard MD, PhD

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  1. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Alexander S. Yevzlin

  2. Department of Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Seton Hall-Hackensack-Meridian School of Medicine, Neptune, New Jersey, USA

    Arif Asif

  3. Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Robert R. Redfield III

  4. University of Texas Medical Branch, Houston, Texas, USA

    Gerald A. Beathard

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Beathard, G.A. (2017). Perforation of Superior Vena Cava with Dialysis Catheter Insertion. In: Yevzlin, A., Asif , A., Redfield III, R., Beathard, G. (eds) Dialysis Access Cases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57500-1_39

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