A Challenging Hickman Central Venous Line Insertion
Zeb Unnisa
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.John Reicher
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.Abstract
This is a case of a middle-aged man with intestinal failure following extensive bowel resection after severe mesenteric vein thrombosis. He is dependent on parenteral nutrition but has had multiple Hickman lines, leading to problematic central vein occlusion bilaterally.
Keywords
Hickman Line, Parenteral Nutrition
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