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SCENARIO While working on a neonatal unit, you look after a baby born at 28 weeks gestational age, who required umbilical venous catheter (UVC) insertion following birth. During a routine… Click to show full abstract
SCENARIO While working on a neonatal unit, you look after a baby born at 28 weeks gestational age, who required umbilical venous catheter (UVC) insertion following birth. During a routine echocardiogram examination to assess the patent ductus arteriosus, an incidental finding of an echogenic, nonocclusive thrombus was identified in the left portal vein. This was thought to be secondary to the UVC placement. You wonder how many preterm babies who have UVCs inserted in the neonatal unit develop portal venous thrombosis and who have complications from this.
Journal Title: Archives of Disease in Childhood
Year Published: 2023
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