Broken Umbilical Vein Catheter as an Embolus in a Neonate- An Unusual Preventable Complication

Umbilical vein catheter (UVC) is used in managing critically sick neonates all over the world. It is generally considered to be safe although various complications can arise and are well known. Herein we describe a successful retrieval of a broken and migrated UVC across the heart in a neonate. Pert...

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Autores principales: Dhua, Anjan Kumar, Singh, Bijender, Kumar, Dilip, Awasthy, Neeraj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26023465

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26023465

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