Cardiac tamponade complicating central venous catheter.

Cardiac tamponade complicating central venous catheters is usually fatal. We present a 23 year old woman who developed cardiac tamponade 12 hours after the insertion of a subclavian line. Early recognition of this complication and urgent pericardiocentesis led to her survival.

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Main Authors: Chamsi-Pasha, H., Waldek, S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 1988
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2428485/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3186571
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