Contralateral hydrothorax following subclavian catheter replacement using a guidewire.
Replacement of central venous catheters over a guidewire is now practiced throughout the United States. Although potential mechanical complications of this technique have been mentioned in the literature, few such complications have been documented. We report a patient who suffered a fatal contralateral hydrothorax following replacement of a central venous catheter using the guidewire technique.
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013350:Subclavian Vein