title: Paravertebral and intraspinal malposition of transfemoral central venous catheters in newborns.
abstract: We report permanent tetraplegia in a newborn resulting from intraspinal malposition of a transfemoral catheter. In 2 other neonates paravertebral malposition of indwelling Silastic lines was detected. We suggest that left-sided transfemoral catheterization and conditions enhancing collateral flow through the vertebrolumbar pathway may predispose to inadvertent paravertebral catheter placement.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zenker
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rupprecht
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hofbeck
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schmiedl
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vetter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ries
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013131:Spine