Pericardial tamponade complicating central venous catheterization in an infant with very low birth weight: the role of echocardiography in diagnosis and treatment.
A case involving an infant with very low birth weight in whom an umbilical venous catheter led to pericardial tamponade, a rare but commonly fatal complication, is reported. This is one of only six reported cases in which the infant survived such a complication. Usage of echocardiographically guided pericardiocentesis under similar circumstances has only been documented once before. In the case of this 2-week old infant (birth weight 495 g), prompt diagnosis and treatment using echocardiography resulted in his survival.
Jacobson
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Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
Strom
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J
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D020519:Pericardiocentesis