PMC3177414_01
A chest radiograph taken with the patient in the sitting position shows the presence of the intact guide wire in the right hemothorax.
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F1
A review of the radiographs by the ICU team confirmed the presence of an intact guide wire in the chest [Figure 1].
An abdominal radiograph shows the tip of the guide wire originating from the hemodialysis catheter inserted in the right femoral vein.
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An abdominal radiograph confirmed that the wire was originating from the hemodialysis catheter [Figure 2] inserted into the right femoral vein two days earlier for plasmapheresis.