Background: Umbilical vascular catheters are routinely inserted in critically ill newborn infants in most neonatal intensive care units (NICU). The objectives of this study were to determine ...

Pericardial effusion (PCE) and cardiac tamponade are uncommon but potentially fatal complications of percutaneous, umbilical and surgically placed central venous catheters related to intracardiac ...

Neonatal catheterization is a critical procedure in the care of newborns, particularly those in intensive care units. Catheters, such as umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) and epicutaneo-caval ...

The use of umbilical ... catheter clot, and pseudomembranous enterocolitis. The frequency of complications when total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solutions were infused through a UAC versus a ...