Pericardial effusion in a preterm infant resulting from umbilical venous catheter placement

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-290

  Thomson, Tricia L ^a   Levine, Marc ^a   Muraskas, Jonathan K ^a   El Zein, Chawki ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pericardial effusion; Umbilical venous catheter

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFANT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SYMPTOM; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; ECHOGRAPHY; INDWELLING CATHETER; NEWBORN; RADIOGRAPHY;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 77952296961     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9587-y     Document Type: Article

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