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(Panel A) photograph provided by the patient after inadvertently cutting the catheter. (Panel B) Photograph showing the catheter tied in a knot by paramedics. (Panel C) Photograph taken immediately after the procedure to restore the continuity of the Hickman catheter.
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Approximately 7 cm of the external segment of the Hickman catheter remained intact, with the distal end knotted by paramedics (Figure 1B). The continuity of the Hickman catheter was then restored using a repair kit (Bard Access Systems) as per the manufacturer's instructions (Figure 1C).
Repair kit contents by Bard Access Systems, Inc. (own material).
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The sleeve was slid to the joint, and the space within the sleeve was filled with adhesive from both sides (see Figure 2).