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Delayed pneumothorax after subclavian vein catheterization and positive pressure ventilation
M C Cronen1, P W Cronen, P Arino
1Department of Anesthesia, Metropolitan Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
British Journal of Anaesthesia
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
Delayed pneumothorax may occur after subclavian vein catheterization and results from slow accumulation of air in the pleural space. Thus initial postinsertion chest x-rays may not detect this complication. The addition of positive pressure ventilation for general anaesthesia may make this complication life threatening. We report three cases and the literature is surveyed.