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Significance of a curled central venous catheter tip
1Department of Surgery, Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia 19140.
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|April 1, 1988
Abstract:
A malpositioned central venous catheter can cause constant excessive pressure on one particular area of a central vein, thus leading to perforation and hydrothorax. The following is a case report of an iatrogenic hydrothorax caused by a malpositioned central venous catheter. The subtle sign of malposition is a slightly curled catheter tip.