Horizontal beam technique to document position of percutaneously inserted central venous catheters

Recently, Job et al 1 reported on the 'Incidence and identification of inadvertent lumbar vein catheterisation in the NICU'. Because potentially serious, even fatal, complications can occur when percutaneously inserted central venous catheters (PCVCs) are inadvertently placed into the asce...

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Published inArchives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition Vol. 101; no. 1; p. 89
Main Authors Berger, Thomas M, Fontana, Matteo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.01.2016
Subjects
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Catheters
Humans
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Lumbosacral Region - blood supply
Neonatology
Imaging
Clinical Procedures
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Summary:Recently, Job et al 1 reported on the 'Incidence and identification of inadvertent lumbar vein catheterisation in the NICU'. Because potentially serious, even fatal, complications can occur when percutaneously inserted central venous catheters (PCVCs) are inadvertently placed into the ascending lumbar veins (ALVs), the authors retrospectively analysed the incidence of ALV malposition of PCVCs in their institution.
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ISSN:1359-2998
1468-2052
DOI:10.1136/archdischild-2015-309032