Cardiac tamponade due to umbilical venous catheter in the newborn.
With more and more extreme premature and very low-birth weight babies being resuscitated, umbilical central venous catheterisation is now being used more frequently in neonatal intensive care. The authors present a case of cardiac tamponade following umbilical venous catheterisation in a neonate, an uncommon, yet potentially fatal complication. The patient was diagnosed at the appropriate time by echocardiography and urgent pericardiocentesis proved lifesaving.
Child Health Department, Neonatal Unit, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. molatif66@yahoo.com
Mohamed
M
Abdellatif
Ashfag
A
Ahmed
Khalfan
K
Alsenaidi
D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*