Rare but fatal complication of umbilical venous catheterization

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 180-183

  Al Nemri, Abdulrahman M ^a   Ignacio, Lena C ^a   Al Zamil, Fahad A ^a   Al Jarallah, Abdullah S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Complication; Newborn; Umbilical venous catheter

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ASCITES; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROPS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERINATAL ASPHYXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESUSCITATION; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; TWINS; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 33746305909     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2006.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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