PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Orlowski, James P.
TI  - The effects of central venous catheter location on waveform and results
DP  - 1988 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 171--174
VI  - 55
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/55/2/171.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/55/2/171.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1988 Mar 01; 55
AB  - The author describes two cases in which central venous catheter line placement was technically and functionally good, but subsequent data were misleading and resulted in inappropriate treatment decisions. Postoperative radiographs demonstrated malposition of the central venous catheters, despite good waveforms and function. Repositioning the catheter into a central vein resulted in dramatically different central venous pressure readings. Consequently, before a central venous catheter is used for monitoring and therapeutic access, its position should be checked radiographically.