Author/Authors :
Jung, Won Jai Department of Internal Medicine - Korea University Anam Hospital - Korea University College of Medicine - Seoul, Korea , Choi, Sue In Department of Internal Medicine - Korea University Anam Hospital - Korea University College of Medicine - Seoul, Korea , Lee, Eun Joo Department of Internal Medicine - Korea University Anam Hospital - Korea University College of Medicine - Seoul, Korea , Lee, Sang Yeub Department of Internal Medicine - Korea University Anam Hospital - Korea University College of Medicine - Seoul, Korea , In, Kwang Ho Department of Internal Medicine - Korea University Anam Hospital - Korea University College of Medicine - Seoul, Korea
Abstract :
A 78-old-man with history of diabetes mellitus and cerebral infarction was transferred to intensive care unit of Korea University Anam Hospital from nursing hospital. He presented with acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation
caused by pneumonia and empyema. We inserted chest tube for empyema on the
right side. A few days later, pleural effusion occurred on the left side. Thus, pleural
catheter was inserted into left seventh intercostal space at the mid axillary line after
marking of site using ultrasound. Chest simple radiography showed that the catheter direction had been inserted too downward (Figure 1A).
