Key result
Pericardiocentesis attempt results in unusual complication by traversing the liver into the superior vena cava.
Why the study?
Pericardiocentesis is associated with a wide range of complications, including rare cases of catheter misplacement.
Highlights a rare and severe complication of pericardiocentesis where the catheter traversed the liver, IVC, and right atrium to end in the superior vena cava.
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Alerts clinicians to atypical pericardiocentesis trajectories; extends the documented spectrum of procedural complications.
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Dabbah et al. (2005) studied this question. A pericardiocentesis attempt resulted in an unusual complication by ending in the superior vena cava via the liver parenchyma, hepatic vein, inferior vena cava, and right atrium.
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