Pericardial tamponade in neonate following migration of a sialastic central venous catheter.
Central venous catheters constitute an essential part of most neonatal intensive care units (NICU). However, they are known to be associated with several complications. We here with report a rare lethal complication of pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade occurred in a term neonate following central venous line.
Suresh
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Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, 12A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam,Chennai 600 034, India. drsuresh30@rediffmial.com
Shanmugasundaram
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Namasivayam
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D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012828:Silicones
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D012828:Silicones; C013830:baysilon