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Case Reports
. 1999 Oct;54(10):987-90.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.01033.x.

Delayed pneumothorax and hydrothorax with central venous catheter migration

C J Thomas  1 , C S Butler
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Delayed pneumothorax and hydrothorax with central venous catheter migration

C J Thomas et al. Anaesthesia. 1999 Oct.
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Abstract

We report a case of delayed pneumothorax, central venous catheter migration and iatrogenic hydrothorax in a 22-year-old female. The left subclavian central venous catheter initially transfixed the lung apex; pneumothorax occurred 24 h later following initiation of positive pressure ventilation. Lung collapse as a result of the pneumothorax caused catheter migration and hydrothorax. Catheter removal and chest drainage led to an uneventful recovery.

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