Forgotten Guidewire: Case Report

Central venous catheterization is an invasive vascular access way that is used in speci- al operations like open heart surgery, long term intravenous medical therapy, parenteral nutrition, placement of a temporary pacemaker and hemodialysis. During central venous catheterization, me- chanic complications like hemothorax and pneumothorax or problems like catheter thrombosis and infection can develop. In this article, we presented a rare complication related to central veno- us catheterization -lost guide wire- via a case.