Rare complication of central venous catheter placement: bilateral hydrothorax

Guntug Batihan; Kenan C Ceylan; Seyda Ors Kaya

doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-226699

Rare complication of central venous catheter placement: bilateral hydrothorax

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Dec 17;11(1):e226699. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226699.

Authors

Guntug Batihan¹, Kenan C Ceylan¹, Seyda Ors Kaya¹

Affiliation

¹ Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery, Medical Practice and Research Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Izmir, Turkey.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: anaesthesia; cardiothoracic surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Hydrothorax / diagnosis*
Hydrothorax / diagnostic imaging
Hydrothorax / etiology
Iatrogenic Disease
Jugular Veins*
Male
Neurosurgical Procedures
Thoracostomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed