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Percutaneous insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter using the subclavian vein approach can cause left internal mammary artery perforation, a previously unreported complication.
Highlights a rare and previously unreported complication of left internal mammary artery perforation during Swan-Ganz catheter insertion via the subclavian vein.
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Requires vigilance during subclavian Swan-Ganz insertion; leaves open true incidence and prevention strategies.
A wide spectrum of complications is associated with invasive hemodynamic monitoring. We report an unusual case of perforation of the left internal mammary artery that occurred during percutaneous insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter using the subclavian vein approach. To the best of our knowledge, this complication has not been previously reported.
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Kulkarni et al. (1998) studied this question. Percutaneous insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter using the subclavian vein approach can cause left internal mammary artery perforation, a previously unreported complication.
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