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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-1
pubmed:abstractText
The recent use of soft catheters made of silastic polymeric silicone or polyurethane has decreased the incidence of perforation of great veins or right-sided heart chambers but has not eliminated it as had been hoped. Two premature infants who presented with cardiac tamponade more than 24 hr after the insertion of a 23-gauge silastic catheter for total parenteral nutrition (TPN) administration are described. In one infant, bilateral hydrothorax preceded the occurrence of cardiac tamponade. Osmotic injury to great vessels and/or myocardium seems to be the common mechanism but which these complications of intraluminal catheters are produced. Review of the pediatric literature revealed a proportion of low birth weight infants among the reported cases. Despite a prohibitively high mortality rate, early recognition can prevent a fatal outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0148-6071
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
110-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-2-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Cardiac tamponade and hydrothorax as complications of central venous parenteral nutrition in infants.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports