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Hydromediastinum associated with a peripherally inserted central venous catheter in a newborn infant
Author(s) -
Maruyama Kenichi,
Koizumi Takenobu
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20194
Subject(s) - medicine , chest radiograph , respiratory distress , central venous catheter , catheter , pleural effusion , peripherally inserted central catheter , hydrothorax , mediastinum , surgery , parenteral nutrition , radiography , radiology , anesthesia , ascites
Abstract We report a case of hydromediastinum in a newborn associated with a peripherally inserted central venous catheter. A 9‐day‐old male infant with total parenteral nutrition via a peripherally inserted central venous catheter had acute respiratory distress. A chest radiograph showed a widened mediastinal shadow and left pleural effusion, and sonography revealed fluid collection in the mediastinum and bilateral hydrothorax. Sonography is useful in the diagnosis of hydromediastinum when infants treated with peripherally inserted central venous catheters have acute respiratory distress. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 34 :195–198, 2006