Intracardiac fistula: an unusual complication of catheter-related blood stream infection. JRSM Open 2017 Sep;8(9):2054270417728230
Date
09/15/2017Pubmed ID
28904808Pubmed Central ID
PMC5588803DOI
10.1177/2054270417728230Abstract
In end stage renal disease patients on dialysis, the use of catheter as a vascular access is associated with a significant risk of sepsis compared to an arterio-venous fistula. Our case emphasizes the importance of having high index of suspicion for unusual complications in patients presenting with possible catheter-related blood stream infection and early use of complementary tools such as trans-oesophageal echocardiography whenever applicable.