A Patient Is Admitted to the Critical Care Unit with Severe

A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with severe malnutrition as a result of hepatic failure.A triple-lumen central venous catheter is placed in the right subclavian vein, and TPN is started.On the third day of infusion, the patient develops symptoms of fever and chills.Which of the following complications should be suspected?

A) Air embolism
B) Pneumothorax
C) Central venous thrombosis
D) Catheter-related sepsis

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