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Can A Broken Central Venous Line In The Neck Be Removed?
My son had a central venous line in his neck when he had emergency surgery 2 years ago. They found that they had left it in when he had to go back to that hospital after the 2 years. They tried to take it out and broke it. It went from his neck to his groin. How much danger is he in with 6 inches about remaining in his vein after all this time?
Mon, 4 Jun 2018
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It has to be removed immediately to avoid fatal complications. Consult a vascular surgeon a the earliest. Since it had slipped from original site, we have to locate it by serial CT scans or we may require help from a cath lab.
Thanks.
It has to be removed immediately to avoid fatal complications. Consult a vascular surgeon a the earliest. Since it had slipped from original site, we have to locate it by serial CT scans or we may require help from a cath lab.
Thanks.
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