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- Title
An under-recognised malposition of neonatal long lines.
- Authors
Filan, Peter M.; Salek-Haddadi, Yekta; Nolan, Imelda; Sharma, Bal; Rennie, Janet M.
- Abstract
<bold>Unlabelled: </bold>We report two cases of malposition of percutaneous central venous catheters into the left ascending lumbar vein. The level of awareness amongst clinicians of this potentially fatal complication appears to be low.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The recognition of unusual patterns of contrast medium dispersal is important in the diagnosis of catheter malposition.
- Subjects
CATHETERS; LUMBAR vertebrae; VEINS; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTIC complications
- Publication
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2005, Vol 164, Issue 8, p469
- ISSN
0340-6199
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00431-005-1667-2