en Legal Medicine Original Article Original Article <span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:14pt"><b><i><span style="color:blue">Background</span></i></b><i><span style="color:blue">:</span></i> Implantation of vascular access devices is of great importance in critically ill patients or those vulnerable to clinical worsening. <span lang="EN">The aim of this study was to identify the complications of implantation of vascular access leading to complaints from patients, in the </span>forensic medicine commissions of Tehran.<span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:14pt"><b><i><span style="color:blue">Methods:</span></i></b> The present descriptive-cross sectional study was performed on all cases that died from implantation of vascular access devices and complaints about permanent local complications caused by this procedure, filed with the forensic medicine commissions of Tehran in period of 2013-2018, based on selected variables, and the results were statistically analyzed using the chi-square and Fisher exact tests in SPSS Version 18. A p-value of <0.01 was considered statistically significant.</span><br> <span style="line-height:14pt"><b><i><span style="color:blue">Results:</span></i></b> All alleged deaths were due to implantation of central venous port placed in a large vein in the neck, and most organ failure cases were attributed to anterior forearm deformity. The most common cause of death was acute cardiac death; internal bleeding was observed in 14% of them. Most complaints of death were filed against general surgery and anesthesia assistants, and most complaints about peripheral venipuncture were against trainee nurses. The present study findings were significantly different in terms of cannulation site, age, cause of death, type of local complication (p<0.01).<b><i><span style="color:blue"></span></i></b></span><br> <span style="line-height:14pt"><b><i><span style="color:blue">Conclusion</span></i></b><i><span style="color:blue">:</span></i> <span lang="EN">This study shows,</span> as patients become more aware, complaints from physicians about implantation of vascular access,<span lang="EN"> in the judicial authority </span>are also on the rise. <span lang="EN">Therefore, in choosing these patients, Venice should be treated more carefully.</span><b><i><span style="color:#0033cc"></span></i></b></span></span></span> Malpractice, IV Access , Legal Medicine, Sheldon catheter 689 692 http://caspjim.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2452-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fares Najari najari.hospital@sbmu.ac.ir 100319475328460039937 100319475328460039937 Yes Clinical Research Development Center of Shohada-ye-Tajrish Hospital, Vice- Chancellor in Research Affairs, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Jalaladin Khoshnevis j.khosnevis@yahoo.com 100319475328460039938 100319475328460039938 No Clinical Research Development Center of Shohada-ye-Tajrish Hospital, Vice- Chancellor in Research Affairs, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Zahra Javaheri dr.javaheri6@gmail.com 100319475328460039939 100319475328460039939 No Clinical Research Development Center of Shohada-ye-Tajrish Hospital, Vice- Chancellor in Research Affairs, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Dorsa Najari dorvv.1998@gmail.com 100319475328460039940 100319475328460039940 No Clinical Research Development Center of Shohada-ye-Tajrish Hospital, Vice- Chancellor in Research Affairs, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Sahar Mirzaee mirzaee.1978@gmail.com 100319475328460039941 100319475328460039941 No Clinical Research Development Center of Shohada-ye-Tajrish Hospital, Vice- Chancellor in Research Affairs, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran