Pleural and Pericardiac Effusion as a Complication of Properly Placed Umbilical Venous Catheter

Authors

  • Sezin Unal Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • İlter Arifoglu Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • İstemi Han Çelik Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Osman Yılmaz Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Ahmet Yagmur Bas Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  • Nihal Demirel Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21699/jns.v6i2.508

Keywords:

Neonate, Umbilical venous catheter, Pleural effusion, Pericardial effusion

Abstract

Pleural and pericardial effusions are extremely rare complications of umbilical venous catheterization in newborns. A preterm male infant weighing 850g, with insertion of an umbilical venous catheter (UVC) developed massive right pleural and pericardial effusions. The position of catheter tip was verified by chest radiography and echocardiography. The effusions were drained by thoracentesis and pericardiocentesis without complication, and were biochemically similar as total parenteral infusion which infused through catheter.

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Author Biographies

Sezin Unal, Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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İlter Arifoglu, Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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İstemi Han Çelik, Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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Osman Yılmaz, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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Ahmet Yagmur Bas, Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

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Nihal Demirel, Department of Neonatology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women’s Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey,

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Published

2017-04-15

How to Cite

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Unal S, Arifoglu İlter, Çelik İstemi H, Yılmaz O, Bas AY, Demirel N. Pleural and Pericardiac Effusion as a Complication of Properly Placed Umbilical Venous Catheter. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2017Apr.15 [cited 2024May21];6(2):34. Available from: https://www.jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/489

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