1. Sonographic features of umbilical catheter-related complications
- Author
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Jeannette K. Kraft, Terry Humphrey, Swathi Selvam, Sharon J. English, and Helen Woodley
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Umbilical Veins ,business.industry ,Radiography ,Ultrasound ,Infant, Newborn ,Extravasation ,Surgery ,03 medical and health sciences ,Catheter ,0302 clinical medicine ,Parenteral nutrition ,Catheters, Indwelling ,030225 pediatrics ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,030212 general & internal medicine ,business ,Umbilical catheter ,Neuroradiology ,Blood sampling ,Ultrasonography - Abstract
Umbilical catheters are commonly used in the neonatal period for blood sampling or for administering medication or parenteral nutrition. The position of the catheter is usually confirmed with radiography. However, many complications associated with the use of umbilical catheters, such as liver collections from extravasation or vascular thrombosis, are not apparent on radiographs but can be easily diagnosed with ultrasound. This pictorial review illustrates the sonographic findings of complications that should be excluded in the sick neonate with an indwelling catheter.
- Published
- 2018