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Surgical Technique for Spinal Cord Delivery of Therapies: Demonstration of Procedure in Gottingen Minipigs
Published on: December 7, 2012
A novel technique for difficult removal of a neonatal peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
1Pediatrix Medical Group, St Mary's Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, West Palm Beach, FL, USA. elsharpe@bellsouth.net
Abstract:
Peripherally inserted central catheters have become commonplace in the neonatal intensive care unit for long-term hyperalimentation and medication administration. Removal of the catheter at the conclusion of therapy is routinely relatively easy. We describe a case of a retained catheter that was unresponsive to typical noninvasive interventions and was subsequently removed using a unique non-surgical approach.
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