Umbilical venous catheterization and the risk of portal vein thrombosis.
Portal vein thrombosis has been associated with umbilical venous catheterization. We studied the incidence of portal vein thrombosis associated with umbilical venous catheterization with the catheter tip not in the portal venous system. Appropriate placement of an umbilical venous catheter in sick neonates is associated with a low risk of portal vein thrombosis (actual incidence, 1.3%).
Schwartz
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DS
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8042, USA.
Gettner
P A
PA
Konstantino
M M
MM
Bartley
C L
CL
Keller
M S
MS
Ehrenkranz
R A
RA
Jacobs
H C
HC
D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000601:surgery*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin