Abstract:
The peripheral vascular catheter is usually used in intensive care patients to perform
medical treatment and invasive blood pressure monitoring. However, during or after this
procedure, some complications can develop. One of the complications is intravascular
branule fractures. The delay of the treatment process can increase the incidence and
severity of complications. Radiography and ultrasonography may be useful for early
diagnosis. The reliability of ultrasonography in acute cases is quite high but it can
be inadequate in delayed cases or when broken components have moved to a
more proximal position. Besides these complications also cause legal actions taken
against physicians and health care professionals. In this case, we aim to present the case
of a branule fracture in which broken part of a branule remained within the vessel until
our peripheral vascular intervention.
