Unusual complication of internal jugular vein cannulation.

Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci

Department of Anaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi.

Published: June 2002

Internal jugular cannulation is a common procedure in the hospitals. We report a rare complication where the guide wire was pushed into the internal jugular vein without threading the catheter through. Complications due to central venous cannulation are also discussed.

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