A Case of Unrecognized Intrathoracic Placement of a Subclavian Central Venous Catheter in a Patient with Large Traumatic Hemothorax
Joint Authors
Wallin, Dina
Privette, Alicia R.
Campbell, Andre R.
Tang, Julin F.
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Traditional recommendations suggest placement of a subclavian central venous catheter (CVC) ipsilateral to a known pneumothorax to minimize risk of bilateral pneumothorax.
We present the case of a 65-year-old male with a right hemopneumothorax who was found to have intrathoracic placement of his right subclavian CVC at thoracotomy despite successful aspiration of blood and transduction of central venous pressure (CVP).
We thus recommend extreme caution with the interpretation of CVC placement by blood aspiration and CVP measurement alone in patients with large volume ipsilateral hemothorax.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wallin, Dina& Privette, Alicia R.& Campbell, Andre R.& Tang, Julin F.. 2015. A Case of Unrecognized Intrathoracic Placement of a Subclavian Central Venous Catheter in a Patient with Large Traumatic Hemothorax. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058456
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wallin, Dina…[et al.]. A Case of Unrecognized Intrathoracic Placement of a Subclavian Central Venous Catheter in a Patient with Large Traumatic Hemothorax. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058456
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wallin, Dina& Privette, Alicia R.& Campbell, Andre R.& Tang, Julin F.. A Case of Unrecognized Intrathoracic Placement of a Subclavian Central Venous Catheter in a Patient with Large Traumatic Hemothorax. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058456
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058456