title: Piercing the left lung with a pacemaker lead, an uncommon complication.
abstract: Although percutaneous insertion of pacemaker leads is a simple and safe method, it remains a procedure with a relatively high complication rate. We describe an uncommon and avoidable complication of this technique: piercing the lung with a pacemaker lead in an obese patient after direct puncture of the subclavian vein.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Widdershoven
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Molenaar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winter
keywords: haemothorax; pacemaker complication; pneumothorax; subclavian vein puncture