title: Pericardial tamponade in neonate following migration of a sialastic central venous catheter.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, 12A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam,Chennai 600 034, India. drsuresh30@rediffmial.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shanmugasundaram
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namasivayam
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D012828:Silicones; C013830:baysilon