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Anesth Analg 2002;95:308-309
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

An In Situ Technique to Retrieve an Entrapped J-Tip Guidewire from an Inferior Vena Cava Filter

Muhammad A. Munir, MD, and Shelby Q. Chien, MD PhD

Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Shelby Q. Chien, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Slot 515, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St., Slot 515, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199. Address e-mail to chienshelbyq{at}uams.edu

IMPLICATIONS: Entrapment of a guidewire in the vena cava filter during central venous catheter placement is a newly recognized complication. Complex techniques have been described to free the guidewire. We describe a simple in situ technique that may free the guidewire without the application of complex techniques.




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