Central line retrieval in a neonate.
Peripherally inserted central lines are important for management of newborns in intensive care. 1% of PICC lines can migrate. Here we describe a preterm baby with a migrated PICC line enmeshed on the pulmonary valve. This was retrieved by snare from the pulmonary valve. The technique is described as also the challenges related to doing this in a small baby.
Kohli
Vikas
V
Pediatric Cardiology & Congenital Cardiac Surgical Unit, Apollo Centre for Advanced Pediatrics, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India. vkohli_md@yahoo.com
Joshi
Raja
R
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn
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