TY - JOUR
T1 - Lipid infusion through malpositioned central venous catheter
T2 - Head ultrasound features
AU - Goldberg, Morgan Roth
AU - Gilbertson-Dahdal, Dorothy
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Properly placed central venous catheters have been effective in establishing prolonged access for total parenteral nutrition infusion in ill neonates. However, malposition of the catheter may lead to lethal complications. Malposition and infusion into the epidural venous plexus is most commonly diagnosed on the basis of radiographs and has been confirmed by lumbar puncture. Several studies describe catheter malposition and associated complications. None, however, demonstrate head ultrasound features. We present sonographic findings in a patient who received hyperalimentation for 15 days through a malpositioned lower extremity peripherally inserted central venous catheter.
AB - Properly placed central venous catheters have been effective in establishing prolonged access for total parenteral nutrition infusion in ill neonates. However, malposition of the catheter may lead to lethal complications. Malposition and infusion into the epidural venous plexus is most commonly diagnosed on the basis of radiographs and has been confirmed by lumbar puncture. Several studies describe catheter malposition and associated complications. None, however, demonstrate head ultrasound features. We present sonographic findings in a patient who received hyperalimentation for 15 days through a malpositioned lower extremity peripherally inserted central venous catheter.
KW - Catheter
KW - Malposition
KW - Ultrasound
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U2 - 10.3941/jrcr.v3i11.320
DO - 10.3941/jrcr.v3i11.320
M3 - Article
C2 - 22470625
AN - SCOPUS:75649089334
SN - 1943-0922
VL - 3
SP - 13
EP - 19
JO - Journal of Radiology Case Reports
JF - Journal of Radiology Case Reports
IS - 11
ER -