Cardiac tamponade: a rare complication of central venous catheter – a clinical case report

Abstract The extensive use of central venous catheters (CVC) in a hospital environment leads to increased iatrogenic complications, as more catheters are used enclosed and its maintenance is prolonged. Several complications are known to be related to central venous catheter, of which the uncommon ca...

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Main Authors: Ana Catarina Azevedo, Isabel Flor de Lima, Vânia Brito, Maria João Centeno, Antero Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942018000100104&lng=en&tlng=en