Unexplained bleeding associated with central venous catheter care.
Significant bleeding associated with inadvertent heparin overdosage may occur in children with cancer and indwelling central venous catheters. The etiology of such bleeding, as described in a child with Wilms' tumor, may not be immediately apparent. It is imperative that the proper techniques for maintenance and anticoagulation of the catheter be ascertained.
Morgan
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Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
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D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans
D006493:Heparin