Survival after an acute pericardial tamponade as a result of percutaneously inserted central venous catheter in a preterm neonate

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 677-680

  Kabra, Nandkishor S ^a,b   Kluckow, Martin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pericardial tamponade; Pericardiocentesis; PICC lines complications; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PREMATURITY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035406318     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02752286     Document Type: Article

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