Key result
A central venous catheter inserted through the internal jugular vein was unusually misplaced in the reverse direction into the ipsilateral subclavian vein towards the axillary vein.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare complication of internal jugular vein cannulation where the catheter malpositions into the ipsilateral subclavian vein in the reverse direction.
Malpositioning of CVC inserted into the subclavian vein and IJV is a known and dreaded complication. The most common misplacement of the subclavian vein catheter is into the IJV (5.4%) and does not vary with the side of insertion or whether the head is turned towards or away from the side of insertion. Our case report is about misplacement of catheter in the reverse direction towards the axillary vein (reverse direction) inserted through IJV.
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A 2009 study conducted a case report in Central venous catheter malposition (n=1). Central venous catheter insertion via internal jugular vein was evaluated on Catheter malposition. A central venous catheter inserted through the internal jugular vein was unusually misplaced in the reverse direction into the ipsilateral subclavian vein towards the axillary vein.
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