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Abstract
Cardiac tamponade complicating central venous catheters is usually fatal. We present a 23 year old woman who developed cardiac tamponade 12 hours after the insertion of a subclavian line. Early recognition of this complication and urgent pericardiocentesis led to her survival.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3186571 PMCID: PMC2428485 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.64.750.290
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401