Abstract
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.
| Translated title of the contribution | Tension haemothorax after removal of pleural pigtail catheter. |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for læger [online] |
| Volume | 176 |
| Issue number | 28 |
| ISSN | 1603-6824 |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Jul 2014 |