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Case Reports
. 2000 May;82(3):F248-9.
doi: 10.1136/fn.82.3.f248.

Unilateral pleural effusion complicating central venous catheterisation

P Madhavi  1 , R Jameson, M J Robinson
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Case Reports

Unilateral pleural effusion complicating central venous catheterisation

P Madhavi et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2000 May.

Abstract

Acute respiratory distress developed in two preterm babies because of unilateral hydrothorax secondary to the migration of a central venous catheter into the pulmonary vasculature. Prompt recognition of the problem and rapid treatment are essential and life saving. This complication of intravenous alimentation catheters has not been previously reported in the neonatal age group.

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