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16th February 2024

A high dependency unit (HDU) patient has just had a CVC inserted in his left internal jugular vein.

A high dependency unit (HDU) patient has just had a CVC inserted in his left internal jugular vein. A check X-ray has shown that the CVC line is not sitting within the superior vena cava. It has travelled across the brachiocephalic vein and appears to travel inferiorly towards the right atrium before looping itself upwards, laterally and posteriorly within the right superior mediastinum. 

Where is the tip of the CVC sitting?

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