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Year :2017
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Month :
January
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Volume :
5
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Issue :
1
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Page :
NC05 - NC07
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Cardiac Tamponade and Right Side Pleural Effusion in a Preterm Neonate
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Correspondence Address :
Priya Shivalli, Aiswarya Sankar, Ravi Kumar, Suman Rath, Dr. Priya Shivalli,
A3-504, White House Apartments,
6th Main 15th Cross, RT Nagar,
Bangalore-560032, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: priyashivalli@yahoo.co.in
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Umbilical venous catheterization is a common procedure in NICU, especially for parenteral nutrition in preterm and as long term intravenous access for term babies. However these “life lines” are not without complications, they may even cause life threatening complications like pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade. We report a case of newborn with cardiac tamponade and right sided pleural effusion as a complication of umbilical venous catheterization.
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