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ArticleCureus2024

Fatal Superior Vena Cava Obstruction With High-Output Chylothorax in a Preterm Infant: A Complication of Central Venous Catheterization.

Andreia D Constante, Daniel Virella, Maria J Lage, Fátima Pinto

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Andreia D ConstantePediatric Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, PRT.
Daniel VirellaNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Dona Estefânia, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, PRT.
Maria J LageNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Dona Estefânia, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, PRT.
Fátima PintoPediatric Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Marta, Unidade Local de Saúde São José, Lisbon, PRT.

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Abstract

Chylothorax in the perinatal period may have congenital or acquired aetiologies. In premature infants, invasive procedures with thrombosis risk are common practice. We present a case of a 29-week gestation neonate, diagnosed on the 27th postnatal day with vegetation on the tip of the central venous catheter (CVC) and right auricle thrombosis, along with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome, leading to significant bilateral chylothorax. Despite antithrombotic therapy, extensive intramural SVC obstruction persisted. Surgical intervention was considered high risk in such a preterm infant. Lung function declined progressively, and the neonate died from cardiorespiratory failure at the age of 2 months and 26 days. A post-mortem examination revealed minimal SVC lumen obstruction, emphasizing the potential lethality of secondary complications, regardless of successful thrombolysis. This case highlights both the life-threatening risk of neonatal SVC thrombosis associated with CVC and the need to assess the causes of chylothorax for coexisting aetiologies.

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central venous catheter thrombosischylothoraxneonatal thrombosisprematuritysuperior vena cava obstruction

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PMID39529785
PMCPMC11552064

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