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Broken umbilical artery catheter lodged in internal iliac artery: A rare case report of a serious complication and successful retrieval

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Umbilical artery catheterization (UAC) is useful in managing sick newborns which help in frequent samplings for arterial blood gases, monitoring arterial blood pressures. Although UAC catherization is considered generally safe, various complications such as central line associated blood stream infection, arrhythmias, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and vessel perforation have been noticed in newborns. Here, we describe an accidental UAC fracture in our neonatal intensive care unit which was successfully retrieved (endovascular) without any complication at 1-month follow-up.

Source: Wadia Journal of Women and Child Health

DOI: 10.25259/wjwch_34_2024

Authors: Namita Sahu, Anitha Haribalakrishna

Institution: King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College

Language: English

Topic: Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis

Subfield: Emergency Medical Services

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4413314197

FWCI: 1.2

Cites: 19

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10