Abstract
The use of a central venous catheter may occasionally be associated with complications like sepsis, effusions and thrombosis. Migration of the central catheter is an unusual complication that often goes unrecognized. This case report is of a neonate who developed hydrothorax resulting from a migrating central line and highlights the need for a high level of clinical suspicion in diagnosing catheter related problems.
References
Van Engelenburg KCA, Festen C. Cardiac Tamponade: A rare but life-threatening complication of central venous catheters in children.J Pediatr Surg 1998; 33: 1822–1824.
Nowlen TT, Rosenthal Gl, Johnson Glet al. Pericardial effusion and tamponade in infants with central catheters.Pediatrics 2002; 110: 137–142.
Bansal V, Strauss A, Gyepes M, Kanchanapoom V. Central line perforation associated with Staphylococcus epidermidis infection.J Pediatr Surg 1993; 28(7): 894–897.
Cupitt JM. An unusual complication of a central venous catheter in a neonate.Pediatric Anaesthesia 2000; 10: 665–668
Madhavi P, Jameson R, Robinson MJ. Unilateral pleural effusion complicating central venous catheterization.Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2000; 82: F248-F249
Goutail-Flaud MF, Sfez M, Berg Aet al. Central venous catheter-related complications in newborns and infants: A 587-Case Survey.J Pediatr Surg 1991; 26(6): 645–650.
Krasna IH, Krause T. Life-threatening fluid extravasation of central venous catheters.J Pediatr Surg 1991; 26 (11): 1346–1348.
Dunbar RD, Mitchell R, Lavine M. Aberrant locations of central venous catheters.The Lancet 1981; 28: 711–715.
Rorke JM, Ramasethu J. Percutaneous Central venous catheterization. In MacDonald MG, Ramasethu J, eds.Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology. 3rd edn. Philadelphia; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002; 214–224.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Sridhar, S., Thomas, N., Sathish Kumar, T. et al. Neonatal hydrothorax following migration of a central venous catheter. Indian J Pediatr 72, 795–796 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02734155
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02734155