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| Year : 2007 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 117-118 |
Bilateral pleural effusions following central venous cannulation
PL Tan1, CLH Chan2
1 Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
2 Centre for Academic Surgery, Barts and London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of London, United Kingdom
Correspondence Address:
P L Tan
Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
United Kingdom
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.32213
We describe a patient who developed bilateral pleural effusions as a delayed complication following central venous catheter insertion. Respiratory distress should not only raise the clinical suspicion of a pneumothorax but also of erosion and perforation of the central vein. The mechanism, diagnosis, management and prevention of this complication are discussed.
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