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Pericardial puncture successfully reversed cardiorespiratory arrest caused by cardiac tamponade associated with a peripherally inserted central catheter in a premature newborn.
Pericardial puncture is an effective emergency intervention for PICC-induced cardiac tamponade in premature newborns.
Pericardial drainage warrants consideration in suspected PICC tamponade arrest in preterms; single case leaves open broader applicability and prevention strategies.
This article reports the case of an adverse event of cardiac tamponade associated with central catheter peripheral insertion in a premature newborn. The approach was pericardial puncture, which reversed the cardiorespiratory arrest. The newborn showed good clinical progress and was discharged from hospital with no complications associated with the event.
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Dornaus et al. (2011) studied this question. Pericardial puncture successfully reversed cardiorespiratory arrest caused by cardiac tamponade associated with a peripherally inserted central catheter in a premature newborn.
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