%0 Journal Article %A Mary L Yacovone %A Ritha Kartan %A Manuel Bautista %T Intercostal Artery Laceration Following Thoracentesis %D 2010 %J Respiratory Care %P 1495-1498 %V 55 %N 11 %X Intercostal artery laceration is an unusual complication following thoracentesis, and has been reported only in elderly patients. We report a case of a 78-year-old man who developed a massive hemothorax following thoracentesis. Post-thoracentesis radiograph revealed a substantial increase in pleural fluid, and emergency chest tube insertion identified the hemothorax. He underwent right thoracotomy for repair of the intercostal artery laceration. %U https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/respcare/55/11/1495.full.pdf