RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The effects of central venous catheter location on waveform and results
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 171
OP 174
VO 55
IS 2
A1 Orlowski, James P.
YR 1988
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/55/2/171.abstract
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.