Hydrohemothorax following Subclavian Vein Catheterization .
10.4097/kjae.1979.12.3.308
- Author:
Byung Youn JEOUNG
1
;
Yung Lae CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Catheterization*;
Catheterization, Central Venous;
Catheters*;
Central Venous Catheters;
Critical Illness;
Humans;
Needles;
Subclavian Vein*;
Veins
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1979;12(3):308-311
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Central venous catheterization has become an important aid in the correct management of the critically ill patient and is being used more often than in the past. However, no technic of cannulation has been entirely free of complications. A needle which is inserted properly and positioned in the vein is not likely to produce complications arising from injury to adjacent structures; hence accurate knowledge of their anatomic relations is essential for central venous catheterization. We have experienced a case of hydrohemothorax as a complication of subclavian vein catheterization. We report this case with a review of the literature of central venous cathetherization and its possible complications.
