Confirming extravasation from a peripheral venous catheter: another role for ultrasonography

Contrast echocardiography test for intrapleural extravasation by central venous catheter

Imaging Med. (2014) 6(1), 21–24 ISSN 1755-5191 Pleural effusion resulting in respiratory distress is a rare complication associated with central venous catheters (CVCs) in children with cancer. Early diagnosis is required to avoid life-threatening complications. Herein, we report the diagnosis by safe echocardiography test in a child with nephroblastoma who experienced acute respiratory distres...

Acute abdomen due to late retroperitoneal extravasation from a femoral venous catheter in a newborn.

CONTEXT The use of parenteral nutrition via a central venous catheter is a common practice in the neonatal intensive care setting. Extravasation of the infusate leading to an acute abdomen is a complication that has only rarely been documented. This report describes the case of a premature infant with a femoral catheter placed in the inferior vena cava, who developed an acute abdomen as a resul...

Incidence of Phlebitis Associated With Peripheral Venous Catheter of Patients With COVID-19

A Rare Complication of Central Venous Catheter Extravasation in a Preterm Neonate: Hemidiaphragmatic Paralysis

We report a case of a preterm neonate born at 26 weeks' of gestation diagnosed with unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. This paralysis was a consequence of a phrenic nerve injury due to extravasation of hyperosmolar parenteral nutrition fluid in the upper thorax. Chest X-rays and ultrasonography confirmed the diagnosis. The neonate was treated with prolonged respiratory support and did not requ...

Cardiac tamponade associated with a peripheral vein central venous catheter.

We present a case of cardiac tamponade associated with placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) via a peripheral vein in a 14-year-old girl with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing corrective surgery. A number of complications have been described in association with CVC misplacement. Sporadic cases of cardiac tamponade from this have been reported, but the actual incidence is unknown. Death fro...