Acute Crit Care.  2018 Nov;33(4):280-281. 10.4266/acc.2017.00598.

Tension Pneumothorax after Attempting Insertion of a Central Venous Catheter

• Kim KH

• KMID: 2441248
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2017.00598

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Central Venous Catheters*
Pneumothorax*

Figure

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  Figure 1. Chest X-ray showing right tension pneumothorax with mediastinal shifting to the left side. The right lung is completely collapsed (arrows), and the trachea is pushed to the left. The right hemidiaphragm is depressed.

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  Figure 2. Chest X-ray showing chest tube positioning and improved tension pneumothorax.

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