Letter to Editor on a Rare Central Venous Catheter Malposition

Dear Editor, We read A Rare Central Venous Catheter Malposition: A Case Report by Moeinipour et al. (1) with interest. Insertion of central venous catheters (CVCs) is without a doubt an essential component of both peri-operative and critical care monitoring and management (2). It is also considered as a fundamental skill to achieve Certificate of Completion of Training for any anaesthetic trainees in the United Kingdom (3). Insertion of CVCs is associated with complications in more than 15% of patients, mainly mechanically, from infection and from thromboembolic events (4). Hence, the importance of correct positioning of CVCs could not be undermined as malposition could lead to lethal consequences.