Right-sided hydrothorax: a complication of umbilical venous catheterization
Saudi Medical Journal. 1997; 18 (2): 198-9
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-114710
ABSTRACT
Umbilical venous catheters [UVC] are still used occasionally for fluid infusion in newborn infants. Although many complications have been reported, hydrothorax rarely occurs. We report a premature infant who developed right-sided hydrothorax due to fluid infusion through a malpositioned UVC
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Umbilical Veins
/
Infant, Newborn
/
Catheterization
/
Radiography, Thoracic
/
Hydrothorax
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
/
Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Med. J.
Year:
1997
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