Parenteral nutrition infused by epicutaneous catheter : pulmonary complication
We present three preterm infants with pulmonary complications due to central venous silicone catheters malpositioned in the left or right pulmonary artery. One infant developed an arterial-bronchial fistula. The other two infants had pneumonitis without evidence of vessel perforation. The course of...
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Published in | Journal of perinatal medicine Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 223 - 227 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Berlin
De Gruyter
1995
New York, NY |
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Summary: | We present three preterm infants with pulmonary complications due to central venous silicone catheters malpositioned in the left or right pulmonary artery. One infant developed an arterial-bronchial fistula. The other two infants had pneumonitis without evidence of vessel perforation. The course of these complications was good after the catheter was withdrawn into the superior vena cava. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0300-5577 1619-3997 |
DOI: | 10.1515/jpme.1995.23.3.223 |