Abstract
Although percutaneous insertion of pacemaker leads is a simple and safe method, it remains a procedure with a relatively high complication rate. We describe an uncommon and avoidable complication of this technique: piercing the lung with a pacemaker lead in an obese patient after direct puncture of the subclavian vein.
Keywords: haemothorax, pacemaker complication, pneumothorax, subclavian vein puncture
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