TITLE: Severe leg swelling following removal of a temporary femoral venous hemodialysis catheter.

ABSTRACT:Temporary central venous catheters are commonly used for patients who require emergency hemodialysis (HD). An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a rare complication of this procedure. In this case report, we present a patient who was diagnosed with an iatrogenic femoral AVF after cannulation of the right femoral vein with a temporary HD catheter.

SOURCE: Gunawardena T, Subramaniyam P, Cassim R, et al. Severe leg swelling following removal of a temporary femoral venous hemodialysis catheter[J]. Semin Dial, 2021, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12976.

摘要：临时中央静脉导管通常用于需要紧急血液透析（HD）的患者。动静脉瘘（AVF）是该手术的罕见并发症。在此病例报告中，我们介绍了使用临时透析导管在右股静脉插管后被诊断为医源性股AVF的患者。