Cause of Subclavian Catheter Malposition and Technical Procedures to Take Care

Central venous catheter application is a minor surgical procedure for patients in care unit and for patients who was planned for major operation. This procedure performs commonly on bad side with local anesthesia. In spite of minor surgical procedure, it can cause serious complications due to technical mistakes. The complications rate decrease if the professional person performed. The malposition is the most common complication. It generally associated with application mistakes. The aim of this article is to uncover the mistakes of subclavian catheter application that used commonly and the technical procedure to take care.