Bilateral hydrothorax complicating central venous catheterization in a child: case report.
It is necessary to consider catheter-related events when a previously stable patient has an acute change in cardiopulmonary status, regardless of the duration of catheter use; and to recognize that hydrothorax from vein perforation may be bilateral, necessitating bilateral drainage procedures.
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Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
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D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*