A Knotted Urethral Catheter in the Emergency Department.
Pediatr Emerg Care
; 33(3): 190-191, 2017 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-26959520
ABSTRACT
Inadvertent knotting of urethral catheters and enteric feeding tubes is a rare complication in pediatric patients. If a small flexible tube is used and advanced too far, upon withdrawal, the catheter may knot in the bladder. Surgical intervention for retrieval is required in most cases. We present a case of a 26-day-old female neonate who was catheterized with a 5 French enteric feeding tube, which was later removed in the emergency department with gentle traction alone. After removal, a knot was noted at the tip. It is important for emergency physicians to be aware of this complication, because this particular size feeding tube is most susceptible to kinking inside of the urinary tract.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cateteres de Demora
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Cateteres Urinários
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article