Retrieval of a Wire Lost During Central Venous Catheter Replacement
A rare complication associated with CVC placement is loss of the guidewire. Several techniques, often complex, have been described for the retrieval of intravascular foreign bodies. Currently, the most commonly used retrieval technique involves using a snare, most often an Amplatz Gooseneck Nitinol Snare (ev3 Inc., Plymouth, MN).