Iatrogenic Innominate Vein Injury during Percutaneous Perm-Catheter Placement

Large vessels injury is a rare but serious complication of percutaneous central venous catheter placement,which can be fatal. Herein a case of right innominate vein perforation during right internal jugular permcatheterplacement - resulted in thoracotomy because of patient’s hemodynamic instability - is reported.© 2015 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.Citation: Fakhar N, Mashoori N. Iatrogenic Innominate Vein Injury during Percutaneous Perm-CatheterPlacement. Acad J Surg, 2015; 2(1-2): 27-9.

Keywords:

Catheterization , Central venous , Large vessel injuries , Innominate vein laceration , Brachiocephalic veins , Wounds and injuries , Iatrogenic disease , Central venous catheters