Inadvertent subclavian artery puncture in an intravenous drug abuser. |
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| Authors: | G W McNaughton and I J Swann |
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| Affiliation: | Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland. |
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| Abstract: | Arterial complications from inadvertent arterial puncture in intravenous drug abusers are well recognised. Most reports describe injury to the femoral artery with occasional reports of brachial and radial artery injury. A case of subclavian artery injury is described in this paper, and the pathophysiology and treatment of intraarterial drug injection discussed. |
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