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Pleural effusion caused by a malpositioned umbilical venous catheter in a neonate

Umbilical venous catheterisation (UVC) insertion is a common procedure performed in most neonatal units. We report a case of a neonate who developed pleural and pericardial effusions and ascites due to a malpositioned UVC causing diaphragmatic perforation. Timely diagnosis using bedside sonography a...

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Publicado en:BMJ Case Rep
Autores principales: Abiramalatha, Thangaraj, Kumar, Manish, Shabeer, Machilakath Panangandi
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654161/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26518219
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-212705
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