All issues > Volume 49(6); 2006

Original Article

Korean J Pediatr. 2006;49(6):686-690. Published online June 15, 2006.

Umbilical venous line-related pleural and pericardial effusion causing cardiac tamponade in a premature neonate : A case report

Eun Jeong EJ Hong¹, Kyung A KA Lee¹, Il-Heon IH Bae², Mi-Jung MJ Kim¹, Heon-Seok HS Han¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
²Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea

Correspondence Mi-Jung MJ Kim ,Email: mijung0412@chungbuk.ac.kr

Abstract

Cardiac tamponade with pleural and pericardial effusion is a rare but life-threatening complication of umbilical venous catheterization in the newborn. It requires a timely diagnosis and urgent treatment, such as pericardiocentesis, to save lives of affected patients. Recently, we experienced a 7 day-old, very low birth weight infant, who developed a cardiac tamponade with pleural and pericardial effusions complicated by umbilical venous catheterization. The patient was successfully treated with pleural and pericardial drainages. Here, we report this case with a review of literature, since there has been no such previous case reported in Korea.

Keywords :Umbilical venous catheterization , Cardiac tamponade , Pleural effusion , Pericardial effusion