femoral venous catheter malfunction

Infant with a

femoral line that does not infuse. AXR lateral (above) shows the tip of the left femoral venous catheter to be in the inferior vena cava. AP (below left) and lateral (below right) images after injection of the catheter show contrast opacifying a long non-occlusive thrombus in the inferior vena cava from the T10-L1 vertebral bodies.The diagnosis was femoral venous catheter malfunction due to catheter tip thrombosis.

Premature

newborn with new left femoral vein catheter that will not infuse. AXR AP (left) shows a left femoral venous catheter whose tip projects to the left of the L5 vertebral body, rather than projecting near the middle of the L5 vertebral body. AP venogram taken after injecting contrast through the femoral catheter (right) shows extravasation of contrast into the soft tissues surrounding the catheter tip.The diagnosis was femoral venous catheter malfunction with perforation of the femoral venous catheter out of the femoral vein.