[Diagnostic image (61). Interpleural placement of a central venous catheter].
In a 41-year-old woman a tunneled central venous catheter was inserted for parenteral nutrition. The antero-posterior chest radiograph suggested a correct position, but the patient developed pleural effusion with dyspnoea. A lateral chest radiograph showed the tip of the catheter in the posterior pleural space.
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Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Inwendige Geneeskunde, Intensive Care Beademing, Postbus 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen. j.w.fijen@int.azg.nl
Wymenga
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van der Werf
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D000328:Adult; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography