Open AccessRare complication of central venous catheter placement: bilateral hydrothorax
Author(s) -
Güntuğ Batıhan,
Kenan Can Ceylan,
Şeyda Örs Kaya
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-226699
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , central venous catheter , hydrothorax , cardiac tamponade , complication , sepsis , surgery , tamponade , intensive care , catheter , intensive care medicine , ascites
Central venous catheters (CVCs) are very useful tools in clinical medicine. It is important not only for the administration of medications or fluids but also the measurement of haemodynamic variables, especially in intensive care patients. CVC placement is a relatively safe procedure but may occasionally be associated with complications, such as pneumothorax, haemothorax, cardiac tamponade, sepsis and thrombosis. We aim to report an extraordinary case of bilateral hydrothorax due to CVC placement.