title: Rupture and displacement of umbilical arterial catheter: Bilateral arterial occlusion in a very low birth weight preterm.
abstract: Umbilical vessel catheterization is a common procedure in Neonatal Intensive Care Units, especially in very low birthweight infants. Rarely, umbilical artery catheters break, and the retained fragments can cause thrombosis, infection, distal embolization, and even death. Herein, we describe a neonate with clinically significant bilateral limb ischemia developing after removal of a broken umbilical artery catheter. He was under vasodilator treatment in addition to fibrinolytic and anticoagulants. The evolution was favourable.
authors: Departamento de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario y de Investigación Materno Infantil Dr. Sami Ulus.
authors: Dilek
authors: D
authors: Dilli
authors: Departamento de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario y de Investigación Materno Infantil Dr. Sami Ulus.
authors: Elif
authors: E
authors: Özyazici
authors: Departamento de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario y de Investigación Materno Infantil Dr. Sami Ulus.
authors: Nurdan
authors: N
authors: Fettah
authors: Departamento de Cardiología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario y de Investigación Materno Infantil Dr. Sami Ulus.
authors: Özkan
authors: Ö
authors: Kaya
authors: Departamento de Radiología, Hospital Universitario y de Investigación Materno Infantil Dr. Sami Ulus.
authors: Melek
authors: M
authors: Pala Akdogan
authors: Departamento de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario y de Investigación Materno Infantil Dr. Sami Ulus.
authors: Aysegül
authors: A
authors: Zenciro Lu
authors: Departamento de Neonatología, Hospital Universitario y de Investigación Materno Infantil Dr. Sami Ulus.
authors: Nurullah
authors: N
authors: Okumus
authors: Departamento de Neonatología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Kirikkale.
authors: Nilüfer
authors: N
authors: Güzoglu
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D014469:Umbilical Arteries