title: [Pulmonary edema. A rare complication of the percutaneous insertion of silastic central venous catheters].
abstract: Seven newborn infants (birth weight 920 to 1,900 g) who developed pulmonary oedema as a complication of the use of percutaneous silastic central venous catheters are described. Clinical symptoms occurred three to forty days after catheter placement. In each case, radiographic detection, performed by the injection of radiopaque dye, localized the tip of the catheter in the pulmonary artery or in its collateral branches. Clinical symptoms decreased after catheter replacement in the right atrium. The casistic examination allows the Authors to suggest some aetiopathogenetic hypothesis.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carrera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liberatore
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riboni
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012828:Silicones
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones
vernacular_title: Edema polmonare. Una rara complicanza del catetere siliconato venoso centrale ad inserzione percutanea.