Inadvertent Entrapment of a Central Venous Catheter by a Purse-String Suture during Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Case Report. (18th December 2011)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Anvaripour, Abdorasoul; Yazdanian, Forouzan; Totonchi, Mohammad-Zia; Shahryari, Houshang
• Other Names: Gueret G. Academic Editor.; Ho T. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in anesthesiology. Volume 2011(2011)
• Publication Date: 2011-12-18
• Subjects: Anesthesiology -- Periodicals; 617.9605
• DOI: 10.1155/2011/760426
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6382

Abstract

Abstract : A 65-year-old female patient with severe mitral valve stenosis plus coronary artery disease was scheduled for mitral valve replacement and 2-vessel coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries simultaneously. After a successful procedure, resistance was met on a CVC withdrawal. During postoperative fluoroscopy, fixation of the catheter at the heart was confirmed which necessitated reopening the chest, cutting the suture, and removing the catheter. When a catheter became hard to withdraw after open heart surgery, we should never withdraw it forcefully and blindly. Although rare, one should consider inadvertent entrapment of CVC by a suture as the possible cause.