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17020731

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-5
pubmed:abstractText
The use of percutaneous central venous catheters in neonatal intensive care units is becoming increasingly common. Numerous studies support the safety and effectiveness of the use of these catheters for the infusion of parenteral nutrition or medication. We describe a male patient with a gestational age of 32 weeks who showed swelling of the external genitals during the fifth day of life. The etiology was initially thought to be infectious. A review of X-rays revealed the introduction of the silastic catheter to the spermatic vessels. When the catheter was withdrawn, the genital swelling disappeared in a few hours. The most frequently described complications associated with percutaneous central venous catheters are infectious. Other complications that have been described are thrombosis, embolism, and perforation of the catheter with leakage of fluid to the extravascular space. The case described herein is an unusual complication that has not been previously described and resulted from poor positioning of the catheter tip. Diagnostic delay can cause serious complications.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1695-4033
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
377-80
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
[Scrotal edema: a rare complication of percutaneous central venous atheters].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Neonatología. Unidad Integrada de Pediatría. Hospital Sant Joan de Déu-Hospital Clínic. Barcelona. España. gsebastiani@hsjdbcn.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports