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Initial postinsertion CXR, showing appropriate UVC placement, just below the diaphragm at T9.
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It was noted to be bleeding back easily, and an anterior-posterior (AP) chest X-ray (CXR) confirmed the catheter tip in a satisfactory position at T9, just below the diaphragm; see Figure 1.
ECG demonstrating narrow complex tachycardia; rate: 260 beats/minute.
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An electrocardiogram (ECG) was diagnostic for SVT, demonstrating a narrow complex tachycardia with a rate of 259 beats/minute, a normal QTc of 303 ms, absent p-waves, and no flutter waves; see Figure 2.
AP and lateral chest and abdomen X-rays taken after onset of SVT. The tip of the catheter is seen to have migrated into the right atrium.
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These demonstrated migration of the UVC tip into the right atrium; see Figure 3.