Migration of Indwelling Central Venous Catheter and Fatal Hydrothorax

• Main Authors: Shagufta Jabeen (Author), Ghulam Murtaza (Author), Muhammad Zubair Hanif (Author), Antonino Morabito (Author), Basem Khalil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Central venous catheter complications can be related to insertion, indwelling, or extraction. Most of the times, immediate complications are anticipated and managed; whereas, delayed complications can go unnoticed. In the case discussed here, migration and dislodgement of catheter tip resul...