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Cardiac tamponade from a fine silastic central venous catheter in a premature infant
Author(s) -
AIKEN G.,
PORTEOUS L.,
TRACY M.,
RICHARDSON V.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1992.tb02679.x
Subject(s) - medicine , silastic , cardiac tamponade , tamponade , catheter , central venous catheter , parenteral nutrition , surgery
A 790 g infant developed cardiac tamponade 17 h after starting parenteral nutrition through a fine silastic catheter, the tip of which was accidentally positioned against the wall of the right atrium. Cold light examination suggested the diagnosis and pericardial aspiration of clear fluid with a high glucose content restored the circulation.