Open AccessUpper body peripherally inserted central catheter in pediatric single ventricle patients
Author(s) -
Santosh Kaipa,
Christopher W. Mastropietro,
Hamza Bhai,
Riad Lutfi,
Matthew L Friedman,
Mouhammad Yabrodi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8462
DOI - 10.4330/wjc.v12.i10.484
Subject(s) - medicine , superior vena cava , surgery , peripherally inserted central catheter , anastomosis , thrombus , central venous catheter , thrombosis , stenosis , fontan procedure , catheter , venous thrombosis , percutaneous , ventricle , radiology , cardiology
There is risk of stenosis and thrombosis of the superior vena cava after upper extremity central catheter replacement. This complication is more serious among patients with single ventricle physiology, as it might preclude them from undergoing further life-sustaining palliative surgery.