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8442797

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-8
pubmed:abstractText
Infected right atrial thrombosis is an uncommon but severe complication of the use of central indwelling catheters in children. Massive thrombi around a right atrial catheter were seen in two critically ill premature infants after 3 weeks of parenteral nutrition. A catheter-related sepsis had previously occurred and had been treated by antibiotics. Subsequently, protracted thrombocytopenia, fluctuating hepatomegaly, and increasing respiratory distress were found in both cases. A right atrial mass was detected by 2 dimensional echocardiography. Cardiotomies for removal of the infected thrombus were performed with success in both cases. In one infant, weighing only 900 gm, surgical removal was accomplished with the aid of inflow stasis. Premature infants with catheter-related sepsis appear at greater risk for intracardiac thrombosis and should undergo echocardiography as part of their evaluation. Infected atrial thrombi can be safely removed by cardiotomy even in the very small premature infant.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0735-1631
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
39-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnosis and management of catheter-related infected intracardiac thrombosis in premature infants.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports