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'Misplaced' central venous catheter in a newborn: Reminder of a common congenital anomaly.

Deepanjan Bhattacharya
Published in: Tropical doctor (2020)
Left superior vena cava is the commonest congenital anomaly of systemic venous return. We present the case of a newborn where left jugular venous placement of central venous catheter resulted in cannulation of the left superior vena cava.
Keyphrases
  • vena cava
  • ultrasound guided
  • inferior vena cava
  • pulmonary embolism
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation