Key result
A spontaneous fracture of an indwelling subclavian vein catheter embolized to the pulmonary artery, suggesting sudden chest pain may be its first clinical manifestation.
Case Report (n=1)
Sudden chest pain in a patient with an implanted catheter may indicate spontaneous catheter fracture and embolization.
Sudden chest pain warrants considering catheter fracture embolization; this Level 5 case leaves open incidence and surveillance needs.
A spontaneous fracture occurred in the midportion of a catheter that was indwelling in the left subclavian vein and embolized to the pulmonary artery. Scanning electron microscopy studies were performed upon the fractured catheter. Possible reasons for the fracture are discussed. Sudden chest pain in a patient with an implanted catheter may be the first clinical manifestation of an embolized catheter.
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Prager et al. (1987) conducted a case report in Spontaneous intravenous catheter fracture and embolization (n=1). Implanted venous access port was evaluated on Catheter fracture and embolization. A spontaneous fracture of an indwelling subclavian vein catheter embolized to the pulmonary artery, suggesting sudden chest pain may be its first clinical manifestation.
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