A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a bizarre complication of a central venous catheter placement. Now, on YouTube, I find a primer on how to place central venous catheters.
The remaining parts can be found here.
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Via Kevin, MD, a picture of a complication I hope I never have:
A description of the complication:
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Hey DOC....Cordis is a BRAND not a type of catheter....Cordis is a division of J&J and the catheter is called a SHEATH Introducer.....large bore if you will. Thanks for saying Cordis so much especially while showing the competitor product from Arrow.
Amazing what you can find on the internet these days.....