Unsuspected cardiac tamponade following insertion of a haemodialysis catheter: a normal chest radiograph does not exclude a complication.
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Keywords: chest radiograph; haemodialysis catheter; jugular vein and a triple lumen catheter in the right. Four days post-operatively, she developed a fever, pericardial tamponade; central venous cannulation; complications hypotension, a worsening systemic acidosis and olig-uria. Pulmonary artery catheter readings revealed a pulmonary artery wedge pressure of 23 mmHg, pulmonary artery pressure of 47/38 mmHg, cardiac index
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
دوره 15 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000