TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Venous Access: Umbilical Vein Catheterization A1 - Gomella, Tricia Lacy A1 - Eyal, Fabien G. A1 - Bany-Mohammed, Fayez Y1 - 2020 N1 - T2 - Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e AB - Immediate, postnatal access for intravenous (IV) fluids or emergency medications.Long-term central venous access in low birthweight (BW) infants or sick infants for administration of IV fluids, total parenteral nutrition, other hypertonic or hyperosmotic solutions, and medications.Exchange or partial exchange transfusion.Delivery of blood and blood products.Central venous pressure monitoring (if umbilical venous catheter [UVC] passes through the ductus venosus).Secondary aid in the diagnosis of cardiovascular or other anomalies by an unusual course of the UVC or the blood gas values are suspicious.Congenital diaphragmatic hernia. UVC is left of the midline because of the anomalous positioning of the liver in the chest.Persistent left superior vena cava. UVC extends beyond the lung (it enters the persistent left superior vena cava and then the left jugular vein).Congenital absence of the ductus venosus. This can cause an abnormal path of UVC (caudal loop is seen on radiograph).Infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous return. Diagnosed by high partial pressure of oxygen in an infradiaphragmatic UVC. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168356593 ER -