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An under-recognised malposition of neonatal long lines

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We report two cases of malposition of percutaneous central venous catheters into the left ascending lumbar vein. The level of awareness amongst clinicians of this potentially fatal complication appears to be low. Conclusion:The recognition of unusual patterns of contrast medium dispersal is important in the diagnosis of catheter malposition.

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Abbreviations

ALV :

ascending lumbar vein

IVC :

inferior vena cava

PCVC :

percutaneous central venous catheter

PN :

parenteral nutrition

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  1. Peter M. Filan

    Present address: Department of Neonatology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

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  1. Children Nationwide Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, King’s College Hospital, London, UK

    Peter M. Filan, Imelda Nolan & Janet M. Rennie

  2. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK

    Yekta Salek-Haddadi & Bal Sharma

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Filan, P.M., Salek-Haddadi, Y., Nolan, I. et al. An under-recognised malposition of neonatal long lines. Eur J Pediatr 164, 469–471 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1667-2

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