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A peripherally inserted central venous catheter with an angulated distal tip located in the right atrium caused early-onset pericardial effusion in a preterm infant.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the risk of life-threatening pericardial effusion due to PICC malposition in preterm infants.
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PICC malposition in the right atrium risks pericardial effusion in preterms; this Level 5 case leaves open optimal positioning protocols.
Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICC) are commonly used to provide long term intravascular for parenteral nutrition and medications in preterm infants, but rarely life-threatening complications with malposition of catheter tip such as pericardial effusion may be developed. We report a preterm of early-onset pericardial effusion related to PICC of which the distal part is angulated and located in the atrium of heart.
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Kwak et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Pericardial effusion (n=1). Peripherally inserted central venous catheterization (PICC) was evaluated on Early-onset pericardial effusion. A peripherally inserted central venous catheter with an angulated distal tip located in the right atrium caused early-onset pericardial effusion in a preterm infant.
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