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Placement of an umbilical venous catheter in a neonate was complicated by atrial flutter, which was successfully managed with synchronized cardioversion.
Case Report (n=1)
Physicians should be watchful for atrial flutter as a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of umbilical venous catheter placement in neonates.
Neonatologists should remain vigilant for atrial flutter after umbilical venous catheter placement; this isolated case leaves open incidence, risk factors, and prevention.
Atrial flutter is a rare complication of the insertion of an umbilical venous catheter. We report a neonate who had an umbilical venous catheter placed within the first 24 hours of life and developed a hemodynamically stable tachyarrhythmia. The arrhythmia was successfully managed with synchronized cardioversion, with no further complications. The presentation and management are discussed. Physicians should be watchful for such potentially life-threatening complications from the placement of indwelling lines.
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Sinha et al. (2005) conducted a case report in Atrial flutter (n=1). Umbilical venous catheter placement was evaluated on Development of hemodynamically stable tachyarrhythmia (atrial flutter). Placement of an umbilical venous catheter in a neonate was complicated by atrial flutter, which was successfully managed with synchronized cardioversion.
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