Management of central venous catheter-related atrial thrombus in a preterm neonate |
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| Authors: | T. DORHEIM MD,,C.J. KNOTT-CRAIG MD,,K.E. WARD MD,R.E. SHELDON MD,&dagger R.C. ELKINS MD |
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| Affiliation: | Divisions of Thoracic Surgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA;*Divisions of Thoracic Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA;†Divisions of Thoracic Surgery, Neonatology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
The management of a 1200 g preterm infant with a large mobile septic right atrial thrombus attached to the tip of a central venous catheter is presented. The thrombus was successfully removed from the right atrium under direct vision utilizing vena caval inflow occlusion technique. |
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| Keywords: | complications: atrial thrombus monitoring: central venous catheter |
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