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Delayed Haemothorax due to Indwelling Right Internal Jugular Vein Central Venous Catheter (Case Report and Review of Literature)

1Department of Surgery, D.Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai 400706. MS. India


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019, Vol. 7 No. 4, 56-58
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-7-4-1
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Ketan Vagholkar, Yash Kripalani, Shivangi Garima, Suvarna Vagholkar. Delayed Haemothorax due to Indwelling Right Internal Jugular Vein Central Venous Catheter (Case Report and Review of Literature). American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019; 7(4):56-58. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-7-4-1.

Correspondence to: Ketan  Vagholkar, Department of Surgery, D.Y. Patil University School of Medicine, Navi Mumbai 400706. MS. India. Email: kvagholkar@yahoo.com

Abstract

Delayed development of a haemothorax after central venous cannulation of the right internal jugular vein is extremely rare. Awareness of this rare complication by the trauma surgeon is essential to avoid attributing the complication to a missed thoracic injury. Prompt chest x-ray is necessary to confirm the diagnosis. Removal of the central line followed by tube thoracostomy remains the mainstay of management. A case of delayed haemothorax following central venous cannulation of the internal jugular vein is presented to highlight this complication followed by a brief review of literature.

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