Successfully removing a knotted epicutaneo-caval catheter inserted in a neonate: A case report and literature review
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Long-Term Catheterization of the Intestinal Lymph Trunk and Collection of Lymph in Neonatal Pigs
Published on: March 5, 2016
Zeyao Shi1,2, Zhaolan Zeng1,2, Xiaowen Li1,2
1Department of Neonatology Nursing, Sichuan University West China Second University Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Abstract:
Epicutaneo-caval catheter (ECC) has been widely used in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). ECC line Knots in intravascular is an unexpected complication and has been reported in adults mostly. Few cases reported knot formation during ECC insertion and removal in neonates. In this case, we introduced a spontaneous knot formation during the insertion of the central catheter, which was finally successfully removed.
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