Pulmonary complications of umbilical venous catheters
- 1 March 1995
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Pediatric Radiology
- Vol. 25 (2) , 149-152
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02010332
Abstract
Umbilical venous catheters that are pushed in too far will usually cross the atrial septum and may dislodge in a pulmonary vein. The authors report eight neonates with radiographic documentation of this catheter malposition together with either a localized pulmonary opacification or an autopsy report of a pulmonary hemorrhage or infarction corresponding to the catheter position. The lung injury ranged from a transient edema to hemorrhagic pulmonary infarction and hydrothorax. In two cases autopsy demonstrated localized infarction without previous radiographic signs of catheter-related injury.Keywords
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