ABSTRACT
Children have limited venous access possibilities; therefore, when long-term therapy is necessary, it is better to place a catheter in a central vein. The Port catheter, totally implanted, is less exposed to the risk of infection and permits a normal life. However, there is the possibility of the displacement or fragmentation of the catheter that can be diagnosed initially only by clinical symptoms and later by a chest X-ray. We report a case of disconnection between the Port catheter and the reservoir resulting in catheter migration to the left pulmonary artery.
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Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects , Catheterization, Central Venous/instrumentation , Foreign-Body Migration/etiology , Cardiac Catheterization , Catheters, Indwelling/adverse effects , Child, Preschool , Device Removal , Foreign-Body Migration/diagnostic imaging , Foreign-Body Migration/therapy , Humans , Male , Mucopolysaccharidosis I/therapy , Pulmonary Artery/diagnostic imaging , Pulmonary Artery/pathology , Radiography, Thoracic , Subclavian Vein/diagnostic imaging , Subclavian Vein/surgeryABSTRACT
Partial liquid ventilation is a valid alternative ventilation strategy for the management of the respiratory distress in newborn and infant. Authors describe their first experiences in 11 children (7 newborns, 4 infants).