Delayed pneumothorax and hydrothorax with central venous catheter migration

Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 987-990

  Thomas, C J ^a,b   Butler, C S ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; delayed pneumothorax, hydrothorax; Veins; subclavian, cannulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LUNG; LUNG COLLAPSE; MIGRATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; LUNG; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 0032853537     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.01033.x     Document Type: Article

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