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| Author | E Grech |
| Abstract | The author presents this case report of bilateral hydrothorax and hydromediastinum secondary to an uncomplicated insertion of a right triple lumen subclavian catheter in a patient ventilated in the intensive care unit following neurosurgery for a compound skull fracture. This complication was identified six days after the line was inserted by observation of a swelling on the right side of the neck and chest wall, routine plain radiography and computed tomography of the cheSt The subclavian line was subsequently removed, bilateral chest drains were inserted and eventually the patient made a good recovery. |
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| Journal | Malta Medical Journal |
| Volume | 15 Issue 1-2/suppl. 2003 |
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| Key words | case report, subclavian line, hydrothorax |