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Chest, Vol 82, 380-382, Copyright © 1982 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Massive hemoptysis and tension pneumothorax following pulmonary artery catheterization

JA Culpepper, M Setter and JE Rinaldo

We report a case of massive hemoptysis and bilateral tension pneumothorax immediately following placement of a fiberoptic pulmonary artery catheter. We postulate air entry into a traumatic communication caused by the catheter, traversing a parenchymal artery, the contiguous airspace and the interstitial space. Dissection of air through the perivascular sheath and into tissue planes of the thorax and abdomen followed. This sequence was rapidly fatal. Tension pneumothorax should be considered if dynamic respiratory system compliance remains poor despite aggressive evacuation of blood from the trachea of a patient with a recently inserted balloon-type catheter.


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