Waddington Mark S, Mullins Geoffrey C
Department of Anaesthesia, Princess Margaret Children's Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.
Paediatr Anaesth. 2005 Nov;15(11):1001-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01560.x.
We describe a case of hemothorax following central venous catheter (CVC) insertion in an infant. Presumably injury occurred as a result of perforation with the dilator. Strategies to reduce the risk of complications and possible factors influencing the unsatisfactory delay in diagnosis, including the role of 'Fixation Error', are discussed.