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Vol. 117. Issue 1.
Pages 12-13 (January 2001)
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Vol. 117. Issue 1.
Pages 12-13 (January 2001)
Malposición de catéteres venosos centrales en pacientes hospitalizados
Malposition of central venous catheters in hospitalized patients
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Carlos Chamorro1
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cchamorro@hpth.insalud.es

Correspondencia: Dr. C. Chamorro. Servicio de Medicina Intensiva. Clínica Puerta de Hierro. San Martín de Porres, 4. 28035 Madrid.
, Cándido Pardo, José Alberto Silva, Miguel Ángel Romera, José Manuel Borrallo, José Luis Martínez-Melgar
Servicio de Medicina Intensiva. Clínica Puerta de Hierro. Madrid
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Fundamento

Se recomienda que, al canalizar un catéter venoso central (CVC), se verifique que su extremo distal esté alojado fuera de las cámaras cardíacas, a fin de evitar posibles complicaciones cardiovasculares. El objetivo del trabajo fue comprobar el grado de seguimiento de estas recomendaciones.

Pacientes y método

Estudio de corte, sobre pacientes portadores de un CVC ingresados en áreas convencionales de hospitalización de un hospital universitario. Consideramos catéter en riesgo aquel cuyo extremo distal estaba alojado en las cámaras cardíacas.

Resultados

De 362 pacientes hospitalizados 34 tenían canalizado un CVC. El 50% de ellos tenían el extremo distal alojado en la aurícula derecha. A pesar de su comprobación radiográfica, en ningún caso se modificó posteriormente la posición.

Conclusiones

Hemos observado un alto porcentaje de pacientes con CVC en posiciones de riesgo cardiovascular.

Palabras clave:
Catéter venoso central
Complicaciones de cateterización
Taponamiento cardíaco
Radiografía de tórax
Background

At the time of inserting a central catheter, it is recommended to check that its distal tip is positioned outside the heart cavities. Our objective was to determine the degree of fulfillment of this recommendation.

Patients and method

Cross-sectional study on patients carrying a central venous catheter who were admitted to conventional areas of a university hospital. We considered as «risk catheter» any catheter whose distal tip was located within the cardiac cavities.

Results

34 out of 362 hospitalized patients had a central venous catheter. Fifty per cent of them were found to have a «risk catheter». In spite of its X-ray confirmation, no patient underwent a subsequent modification of the distal tip position.

Conclusions

We have noticed a high percentage of patients with central venous catheters whose insertion supposed a cardiovascular risk. Unawareness of the serious complications that may arise from this fact probably justifies a high prevalence of misplacements.

Keywords:
Central venous catheter
Cardiac tamponade
Catheterization complications
Chest radiography

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