Tension hydrothorax: A near-fatal complication of central venous catheterization

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 512-515

  Mohammed, Ausama Hassan ^a,b   Tonkin, Lisa ^a   Jerwood, Craig ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheter malposition; Central venous catheterization; Complications; Tension hydrothorax

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENOUS BLOOD;

AGED; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHORAX; JUGULAR VEINS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 23444441966     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.05.011     Document Type: Article

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