Haemothorax after subclavian vein cannulation.

Haemothorax after subclavian vein cannulation.

A patient in whom pulmonary arterial bleeding occurred during percutaneous supraclavicular puncture of the subclavian vein is described. A retrospective survey of over 600 subclavian venepunctures disclosed seven patients in whom serious traumatic complications occurred, six of them in the hands of inexperienced operators.

Acute haemothorax--a hazard of subclavian vein cannulation.

Case report A 44-year-old man was admitted to the Casualty Department following a severe haematemesis. He was unconscious, apnoeic, had a barely detectable pulse and an irrecordable blood pressure. Intravenous infusions were started in the left subclavian vein and both long saphenous veins. An oral endotracheal tube was inserted and artificial ventilation commenced with 100% oxygen. He was tran...

Pneumothorax and hydrothorax after subclavian vein cannulation.

A patient is described who developed a right pneumothorax and a left hydrothorax following percutaneous subclavian vein cannulation. The prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this complication are discussed.

Internal jugular vein cannulation versus subclavian vein cannulation. A surgeon's view: the subclavian vein.

Ultrasound-Guided Subclavian Vein Cannulation in Neonate via Supraclavicular Approach

Central venous cannulation of infants may be challenging. Ultrasonography is recommended and has been found superior to classic landmark technique in pediatric central venous cannulation. The cannulation of the subclavian vein using supraclavicular approach under real-time ultrasound guidance is a novel technique. It may have advantages over ultrasound-guided jugular vein cannulation in specifi...