Horner's Syndrome as a Complication of Ultrasound-Guided Central Cannulation: A Case Report

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, L
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Junqueira, AF, Pato, R, Farraposo, S, Cruz, AR, Rocha, T
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/4316
• topic: CHLC ANS; Catheterization; Horner’s Syndrome; Internal Jugular Vein; Obstetrics Anesthesia; Postpartum; Ptosis

Cannulation of the internal jugular vein is often necessary for the management of critically ill patients. Despite being a very common procedure and performed more and more safely, several complications still occur. Horner's Syndrome (HS) is one of those complications described before the use of ultrasound as a method of guidance. HS is caused by functional interruption of sympathetic nerve supply to the eye, leading to a classic triad of ipsilateral ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis. We present the case of a patient, in need of emergent surgery to control the hemorrhagic focus after delivery, with a transient HS secondary to internal jugular vein cannulation under real-time ultrasound guidance.