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Delayed Haemothorax Resulting from Indwelling Right Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheter: A Rare Complication
K V Vinod1, S Nishanth2, M V Vidya3
1Associate Professor.
Abstract:
Haemothorax is an uncommon and serious complication, occurring most often during or immediately after percutaneous internal jugular and subclavian vein catheterizations. Delayed haemothorax is a rare complication, especially following right-sided catheterization. We report a case of acute yellow phosphorus poisoning with acute liver failure (resulting from rat killer paste ingestion) in a 28-year-old male who developed right-sided haemothorax eight days after placement of right internal jugular central venous catheter. The proposed pathogenesis involves vascular wall erosion by the indwelling catheter tip. Awareness of this complication perhaps avoids unnecessary investigations for other causes of haemothorax such as pulmonary embolism.
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