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Umbilical venous line-related pleural and pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade in a premature neonate : A case report  

Hong, Eun Jeong (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Lee, Kyung A (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Bae, Il-Heon (Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Mi-Jung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Han, Heon-Seok (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.49, no.6, 2006 , pp. 686-690 More about this Journal
Abstract
Cardiac tamponade with pleural and pericardial effusion is a rare but life-threatening complication of umbilical venous catheterization in the newborn. It requires a timely diagnosis and urgent treatment, such as pericardiocentesis, to save lives of affected patients. Recently, we experienced a 7 day-old, very low birth weight infant, who developed a cardiac tamponade with pleural and pericardial effusions complicated by umbilical venous catheterization. The patient was successfully treated with pleural and pericardial drainages. Here, we report this case with a review of literature, since there has been no such previous case reported in Korea.
Keywords
Umbilical venous catheterization; Cardiac tamponade; Pleural effusion; Pericardial effusion;
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