Pleural and Pericardiac Effusion as a Complication of Properly Placed Umbilical Venous Catheter | Zendy

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Pleural and Pericardiac Effusion as a Complication of Properly Placed Umbilical Venous Catheter

Author(s) -

Sezin Ünal,

İlter Arifoğlu,

İstemi Han Çelik,

Osman Yılmaz,

Ahmet Yağmur Baş,

Nihal Demirel

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of neonatal surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2226-0439

DOI - 10.21699/jns.v6i2.508

Subject(s) - medicine , pericardiocentesis , thoracentesis , pericardial effusion , catheter , complication , surgery , pleural effusion , central venous catheter , hemopericardium , effusion , radiography , radiology , cardiac tamponade

Pleural and pericardial effusions are extremely rare complications of umbilical venous catheterization in newborns. A preterm male infant weighing 850g, with insertion of an umbilical venous catheter (UVC) developed massive right pleural and pericardial effusions. The position of catheter tip was verified by chest radiography and echocardiography. The effusions were drained by thoracentesis and pericardiocentesis without complication, and were biochemically similar as total parenteral infusion which infused through catheter.

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