PMC29027_01
Chest radiography showing a knot in the pulmonary artery catheter
				at a position between the clavicle and the second rib.
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F1
Cath Thermodilution, 7F, SP 		  5107 H) was inserted through the left subclavian vein. Chest radiography showed 		  a knot in the catheter at a distance of 16 cm from the tip, however (Fig 		  1).
Tracheostomy dilator and pulmonary artery catheter after
				removal.
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F2
The knot 		  had approximately the same circumference as the middle part of the dilator, 		  however, and together they were removed without the occurrence of any further 		  complications (Fig 2).