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Anesth Analg 2002;95:305-307
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Identified After Cannulation of the Right Subclavian Vein

Ruben J. Azocar, MD, Punam Narang, MD, Daniel Talmor, MD, Alan Lisbon, MD, and A. Murat Kaynar, MD

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Address correspondence to A. Murat Kaynar, MD, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02115. Address e-mail to mkaynar{at}caregroup.harvard.edu

IMPLICATIONS: We report the case of a patient with a chest radiograph suggestive of intraarterial placement of a central venous catheter. On investigation, the catheter was located in a previously undiagnosed persistent left superior vena cava.




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