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Case Reports
. 1977 Apr;3(1):41-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF01683188.

Hydrothorax, a complication of the insertion of central venous cannulae

M C Apps, J M Clark, S J Skeates
Case Reports

Hydrothorax, a complication of the insertion of central venous cannulae

M C Apps et al. Intensive Care Med. 1977 Apr.

Abstract

Hydrothorax developing in a patient after insertion of a central venous cannula is described. The cannula appeared to be in the superior vena cava on chest X-ray, and the condition only became apparent 48 hours after insertion.

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