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Chest, Vol 84, 231-233, Copyright © 1983 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Contralateral hydrothorax following subclavian catheter replacement using a guidewire

CW Armstrong and CG Mayhall

Replacement of central venous catheters over a guidewire is now practiced throughout the United States. Although potential mechanical complications of this technique have been mentioned in the literature, few such complications have been documented. We report a patient who suffered a fatal contralateral hydrothorax following replacement of a central venous catheter using the guidewire technique.




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