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One patient died during the study, from complications associated with a spontaneous pneumothorax; this patient was in the placebo group.
(1) Pulmonary artery catheter : complications noted with catheter insertion such as pneumothorax, air embolism, or arrhythmias; complications occurring with catheter in place such as pulmonary artery rupture, site infection or thrombosis.
In the tension pneumothorax and the adult respiratory distress scenarios, the simulated patient required mechanical ventilation.
According to our study and other reports, subclavian vein approach has a significant advantage with respect to insertion site colonization and infection [ 6 15 16 ] . Therefore, we suggest that the subclavian approach be utilized preferentially for catheterization, provided a serious bleeding diathesis is not present and risk of pneumothorax is not excessive.
Furthermore, misplacement of the small bore feeding tube into the lung with resultant pneumothorax is not a rare complication [ 43 44 45 46 47 ] .