- Original Article
- Umbilical venous line-related pleural and pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade in a premature neonate : A case report
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Eun Jeong Hong, Kyung A Lee, Il-Heon Bae, Mi-Jung Kim, Heon-Seok Han
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2006;49(6):686-690. Published online June 15, 2006
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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... |
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