Hydromediastinum following Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization : A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2007.52.3.335
- Author:
Hyun Joo KWAK
1
;
Eui Sung LIM
;
So Young BAN
;
Ji Yeon LEE
;
Joo Sun YOON
;
Hae Keum KIL
;
Ki Jun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kkj6063@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
central venous catheter;
complications;
hydromediastinum;
neck edema;
respiratory distress
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anesthesia, General;
Catheterization*;
Catheters*;
Central Venous Catheters;
Humans;
Jugular Veins*;
Male;
Mediastinum;
Neck;
Radiography, Thoracic
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2007;52(3):335-338
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a patient who developed a hydromediastinum associated with the insertion of a central venous catheter. A 32-year-old male, who presented for left nephroureterectomy, had a central venous catheter inserted after general anesthesia. The patient subsequently showed acute respiratory distress after extubation. His right neck was severely edematous and the chest radiograph revealed a widened mediastinal shadow. The exploratory neck incision showed fluid collection at the neck and mediastinum.
