A potentially fatal complication during subclavian vein catheterization in an infant with congenital heart disease—puncture to pulmonary artery directly: a case report

Hidrotórax secundário à nutrição parenteral: relato de caso

“…The present paper reports a complication of central venous catheter insertion. Pneumothorax, hemorrhage, thrombosis, embolism, and vessel perforation, such as the pulmonary artery, are some of the complications reported in literature 1,[3][4][5][6] . In order to avoid such complications, even when the procedure is performed by a trained physician and guided by fluoroscopy, a check list for every stage of the procedure should be followed and no short cuts should be permitted.…”