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Case report
Pneumothorax following central venous catheterisation?
Abstract
A chest radiograph performed to check the position of a central venous catheter in a patient appeared to show a pneumothorax. Intercostal drain insertion was prepared. Reassessment of the patient and a further radiograph confirmed that the "pneumothorax" was an artefact from a prominent skin fold due to the patient’s body habitus.
- Central venous catheters
- pneumothorax
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