title: Lumbar vein malposition of inferior vena cava catheters.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: 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