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Published in: Critical Care 5/2009

01-10-2009 | Letter

Acute transient thyroid swelling after catheterization of the subclavian vein

Authors: R Arthur Bouwman, Martijn R Meijerink, Albertus Beishuizen

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 5/2009

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Complications after central venous catheterization occur in more than 15% of the patients undergoing it [1]. In this report, we present a remarkable case of acute swelling of the thyroid gland as an unexpected and rare complication after subclavian vein catheterization. …
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Metadata
Title
Acute transient thyroid swelling after catheterization of the subclavian vein
Authors
R Arthur Bouwman
Martijn R Meijerink
Albertus Beishuizen
Publication date
01-10-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 5/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc8032

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