A modified technique for umbilical arterial catheterization

A modified technique for umbilical arterial catheterization.

A modified technique for umbilical artery catheterization was assessed in babies in whom conventional method failed or if the cord was dry. Success rate attained with the modified technique was 90% (19/21). This modified technique could provide an easier and faster method for successful umbilical arterial catheterization.

Umbilical vessel cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography.

CONGENITAL CARDIAC DEFECTS are a major cause of death in the newborn. Fifteen to 20% of infants born with congenital heart disease succumb in the first week of life,1' 2 a period when clinical diagnosis is most difficult. Although prognosis is poor, some of these severely distressed infants can be saved if early diagnosis is followed by prompt palliative or curative operation. Lambert and assoc...

Umbilical artery catheterization in the newborn.

Satisfactory care of the sick premature newborn baby requires investigations of blood gas tensions (Dahlenburg et al., 1968) and of various biochemical parameters, such as blood sugar, often at frequent intervals during the first few hours of life. Blood samples for biochemistry can be obtained from heel pricks or by venepuncture. Heel pricks are painful, may become infected, and the number whi...

Bilateral pleural effusion complicating umbilical venous catheterization.

BACKGROUND Umbilical venous lines are sometimes complicated with pleural and or pericardial effusion, often due to line migration. CASE CHARACTERISTICS Bilateral chylous pleural effusion without pericardial effusion in a 28 weeks, extremely low birth infant who was on total parenteral nutrition. OBSERVATIONS/INVESTIGATIONS Investigations including chest x ray and 2D echocardiogram showed bi...

Percutaneous arterial catheterization for multiple sampling.