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Surgical Management for Pulmonary Artieriole Rupture During Subclavian Vein Catheterization: A Case Report
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Jiae Min, Hyun Koo Kim, Ho Kyung Sung, Hyun Joo Lee, Young Ho Choi
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Korean J Crit Care Med. 2012;27(1):59-61.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4266/kjccm.2012.27.1.59
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Abstract
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- We experienced an extremely unusual case of a 37-year-old woman who suffered from hemothorax soon after subclavian vein catheterization. Many case reports of a hemothorax or hematoma after central vein catheterization through the great vessels, such as the subclavian vein and internal jugular vein, have been published. However, this rare case showed a pinpoint-sized active bleeding site from a pulmonary arteriole rupture. During an emergency operation using thoracoscopy-assisted minithoracotomy, this bleeding site was successfully managed by primary repair.
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