Lumbar vein malposition of inferior vena cava catheters.
The authors report on a 1 year old who suffered permanent paralysis as a complication of a malpositioned inferior vena cava catheter. A simple protocol to avoid such neurological complications is presented.
Miller
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Division of Paediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, Canada.
Evans
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MG
Chou
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D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D014680:Veins; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior