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Septic Pulmonary Emboli Caused by a Hemodialysis Catheter

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1 Department of Cardiology South Cleveland Hospital Middlesborough, Cleveland, England, UK
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We present an unusual complication caused by a dialysis catheter inserted through the internal jugular vein into the central venous system. The 49-year-old male patient developed a right atrial thrombus, which became infected with Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in septic pulmonary embolism and septicemic shock. The thrombus was excised on cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient made an uneventful recovery.