CENTRAL-VENOUS-CATHETER-RELATED INTRACARD IAC THROMBOSIS IN 2 VERY, LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS - DIAGNOSIS AND SUCCESSFUL THERAPY

Authors
CAPODICI I VENTRIGLIA F COLARIZI P OTTAVIANI A PAPOFF P AGOSTINO DA COLLORIDI V
Citation
I. Capodici et al., CENTRAL-VENOUS-CATHETER-RELATED INTRACARD IAC THROMBOSIS IN 2 VERY, LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS - DIAGNOSIS AND SUCCESSFUL THERAPY, Rivista italiana di pediatria, 22(2), 1996, pp. 223-228
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Rivista italiana di pediatria → ACNP
ISSN journal
03925161
Volume
22
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
223 - 228
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-5161(1996)22:2<223:CIITI2>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The use of central venous catheters has gained wine acceptance in pret erms parenteral nutrition. Serious complications include infection, me chanical damages, like perforation and obstruction, and thrombosis: in tracardiac thrombosis is uncommon. Two cases of catheter-related throm bosis in preterms are described. Both cases was diagnosed by two-dimen sional echocardiography and Color-doppler ultrasound examination. Succ essfull urokinase therapy was performed in both cases.