ACUTE HEMOTHORAX SECONDARY TO CHEST TUBE-RELATED DIAPHRAGMATIC INJURY IN A PATIENT WITH TRAUMATIC LIVER LACERATION

Despite its many benefits, there are several potentially significant complications inherent to chest tube insertion (CTI), a commonly used invasive procedure to evacuate air or fluid from the pleural space.The average rate of complications following CTI ranges from 5% to 10%, whereas insertion-related GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE complications are rare.Here