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Pericardial effusion complicating a percutaneous central venous line in a neonate
Author(s) -
Beattie PG,
Kuschel CA,
Harding JE
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1993.tb12532.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , percutaneous , silastic , effusion , complication , central venous catheter , surgery , parenteral nutrition , catheter , radiology
A premature infant developed pericardial effusion four days after the insertion of a 25‐gauge silastic percutaneous central venous catheter. The effusion contained parenteral nutrition fluid and resolved rapidly after withdrawal of the catheter. Pericardial effusion is a potential complication of percutaneous, as well as surgically placed, central venous catheters.