RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Cunningham, M. Douglas
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Tuttle, Deborah J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107528060
T1 Vasospasms and Thromboembolism
T2 Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 7e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071768016
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107528060
RD 2024/04/24
AB An  infant  with  an  indwelling  umbilical  artery  catheter  develops  a  vasospasm  in  one  leg.  The  nurse  notifies  you  that  another  infant  with  an  indwelling  umbilical  line  has  no  pulses  in  the  lower  legs  with  severely  decreased  perfusion.  Infants  are  at  a  high  risk  for  thromboembolism  because  of  their  immature  hemostatic  system  and  smaller  vessel  size,  and  the  fact  that  they  require  frequent  catheter  use.  The  majority  of  neonatal  thromboembolisms  are  iatrogenic  from  umbilical  artery  or  venous  catheters,  indwelling  central  catheters,  and  peripheral  arterial  lines.