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Ultrasound image of the lower arm.. The black arrow indicates the broken catheter.
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Ultrasound examination, performed by the ICU resident, showed an echogenic hollow tube ( Figure 1), eight centimeters proximal of the insertion site of the catheter.
Broken distal part of the peripheral catheter after retrieval.
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The surgeon made a small incision and the remaining part of the catheter was removed ( Figure 2).