AUTHOREA
Log in
Sign Up
Browse Preprints
LOG IN
SIGN UP
Essential Maintenance
: All Authorea-powered sites will be offline 9am-10am EDT Tuesday 28 May
and 11pm-1am EDT Tuesday 28-Wednesday 29 May. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Tetsunori Kawase
MD
Kobe, JAPAN
Public Documents
1
Injury to the superior vena cava during hemodialysis: pitfalls associated with multi-...
Shinichi Ijuin
and 9 more
May 21, 2020
We report a case of perforation of the superior vena cava caused by a multi-lumen central venous catheter. Diagnosis was delayed because extra-corporeal blood flow was not interrupted. Clinicians should be aware of potential vascular complications associated with multi-lumen catheters even in cases in which hemodialysis continues with no complications.