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Unusual central venous catheter malposition into the left internal mammary vein: a case report

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  1. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Catholic University School of Medicine, Largo Gemelli, 8 – 00168 , Rome, Italy

    Claudio Sandroni, Francesca Tortora, Susanna Santangelo & Massimo Antonelli

  2. Department of Radiology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

    Tommaso Pirronti & Pierluigi Rinaldi

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Sandroni, C., Pirronti, T., Tortora, F. et al. Unusual central venous catheter malposition into the left internal mammary vein: a case report. Intensive Care Med 29, 2338–2339 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-2009-3

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