title: [Tension haemothorax after removal of pleural pigtail catheter].
abstract: Today, standard treatment of pleural effusion is ultrasound guided insertion of a pleural pigtail catheter. This procedure is known to have a low complication rate, but complications as pneumothorax, haemorrhage and infection are occurring. The most frequent complications are seen at the time of insertion. We present a case of a 68-year-old woman in the intensive care unit with normal coagulation status who after an uneventful removal of a pleural pigtail catheter developed a tension haemothorax requiring acute evacuation.
authors.affiliation: Anæstesiologisk Afdeling Y, Glostrup hospital, Nordre Ringvej 57, 2600 Glostrup. E-mail: Hanna@siegel.dk.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Anne Øberg
authors.initials: AØ
authors.lastname: Lauritsen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015505:Chest Tubes; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography