Abstract
Central Venous Cannulation is a routine procedure done in the Operation Theatre and the Intensive Care Unit. Malpositioning is a very common occurance with the regular anatomical landmark technique. As the central venous catheters are essential in various critical care scenarios, hence any misplacement can hamper its purpose. Here we have three cases where in we saw the migration of the Right Subclavian Vein Catheter into the Ipsilateral Internal Jugular Vein, Contralateral Subclavian Vein and into the Ipsilateral External Jugular Vein radiologically. Hence a thorough knowledge of normal and variant anatomy is required for the proper positioning of Central Venous Catheters. Also radiological techniques like ultrasound guided cannulation may avoid inadverdent arterial puncture but may not be able to avoid malpositioning.
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