title: Intercostal drainage tube or intracardiac drainage tube?
abstract: Although insertion of chest drain tubes is a common medical practice, there are risks associated with this procedure, especially when inexperienced physicians perform it. Wrong insertion of the tube has been known to cause morbidity and occasional mortality. We report a case where the left ventricle was accidentally punctured leading to near-exsanguination. This report is to highlight the need for experienced physicians to supervise the procedure and train the younger physician in the safe performance of the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Anitha
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: S Ganesh
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Edison
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Khymdeit
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Manjunath
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prabhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015505:Chest Tubes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed