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Placement of neonatal central venous catheter tips in the right atrium: a practice to be avoided?
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- Published on: 9 January 2022
- Published on: 9 January 2022Placement of neonatal central venous catheter tips - is the right atrium so dangerous?Show More
Dear Editor,
The debate regarding placement of central venous catheter tips in neonates leaves me puzzled. We have been using percutaneously placed central venous catheters in our unit since 1978, with the aim of tip placement to be in the right atrium achieved in approximately 70% of catheters. I have prospectively maintained records of every baby, their diagnoses, managements (including central venous cathete...
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