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[Tension haemothorax after removal of pleural pigtail catheter]. 2014

Hanna Siegel, and Anne Øberg Lauritsen

Anæstesiologisk Afdeling Y, Glostrup hospital, Nordre Ringvej 57, 2600 Glostrup. E-mail: Hanna@siegel.dk.

Today, standard treatment of pleural effusion is ultrasound guided insertion of a pleural pigtail catheter. This procedure is known to have a low complication rate, but complications as pneumothorax, haemorrhage and infection are occurring. The most frequent complications are seen at the time of insertion. We present a case of a 68-year-old woman in the intensive care unit with normal coagulation status who after an uneventful removal of a pleural pigtail catheter developed a tension haemothorax requiring acute evacuation.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D004322	Drainage	The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.
D005260	Female		Females
D006491	Hemothorax	Hemorrhage within the pleural cavity.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D015505	Chest Tubes	Plastic tubes used for drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space. Their surgical insertion is called tube thoracostomy.	Chest Tube,Tube, Chest,Tubes, Chest
D020878	Device Removal	Removal of an implanted therapeutic or prosthetic device.	Device Removals,Removal, Device,Removals, Device