SUBCLAVIAN VESSEL INJURY FROM CHEST-DRAIN MALPOSITION IN THE TREATMENT OF A PNEUMOTHORAX IN THE PRESENCE OF A LATERAL THIRD OPEN CLAVICULAR FRACTURE

Subclavian vessel injury from chest-drain malposition in the treatment of a pneumothorax in the presence of a lateral third open clavicular fracture

Objective: We report the unorthodox injury of the subclavian vessels by the malposition of a chest drain, for the treatment of a pneumothorax in the presence of a lateral third open fracture of the left clavicle.This case presents the first report of a ruptured subclavian vein and cephalic vein after the insertion of a chest drain for a pneumothora

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Misleading hepatitis B testing in the setting of intravenous immunoglobulin [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/25r]

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is commonly used for a wide range of diagnoses, by multiple pediatric subspecialists.We report two cases of hepatitis Air Fresheners B screening results post IVIG infusion, where positive anti-Hepatitis B core antigen serology tests indicated possible occult hepatitis infection, leading to a delay in care.However,

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