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A Potential Complication of Venipuncture

William A. Norcross, MD; Steven R. Shackford, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1988;148(8):1815-1816.

Abstract
• We describe a very unusual complication of venipuncture: an arteriovenous fistula between the brachial artery and median cubital vein. The clinical presentation and treatment of arteriovenous fistulas and methods of preventing this complication are reviewed.

(Arch Intern Med 1988;148:1815-1816)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Community and Family Medicine (Dr Norcross) and Surgery (Dr Shackford), University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 13, 1988.

Reprint requests to Department of Community and Family Medicine, H-809, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093 (Dr Norcross).

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