Hydromediastinum after aberrant central venous catheter placement
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Critical Care Medicine
- Vol. 7 (1) , 27-9
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-197901000-00007
Abstract
After central venous catheter placement via the right subclavian route, a hydromediastinum was produced. Aberrant placement of the catheter was undiscovered for 13-1/2 hours despite clinical and radiographic signs. Careful interview of the patient and analysis of postcatheterization chest radiographs are imperative in order to avoid catastrophic consequences of aberrant catheter placement.Keywords
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