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  • Title: Fatal hemothorax caused by a subclavian hemodialysis catheter. Thoughts on prevention.
    Author: Tapson JS, Uldall PR.
    Journal: Arch Intern Med; 1984 Aug; 144(8):1685-7. PubMed ID: 6466025.
    Abstract:
    A 19-year-old woman died when a subclavian catheter that had provided vascular access for plasmapheresis penetrated her right atrium, pericardium, and parietal pleural, causing a hemothorax. Precautions are recommended to minimize the risk of this complication in patients in whom subclavian catheters are used as a vascular access route for hemodialysis or plasmapheresis.
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