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ArticlePOCUS journal2026

Visualizing an Umbilical Venous Catheter in Malposition Using POCUS.

Jacob Kelner, Douglas Moote

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Article in POCUS journal, 2026. 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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2 authors.

Jacob KelnerDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
Douglas MooteDepartments of Pediatrics and Diagnostic Imaging and Therapeutics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Umbilical venous catheters (UVCs) are commonly needed in critically ill infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). However, there is an increased risk for major adverse events with improper positioning. There is a strong argument for using point of care ultrasound (POCUS) to determine catheter tip positioning during and after UVC placement, but X-rays remain the gold standard in many NICUs. This case reports a UVC in malposition in the liver viewed on POCUS after appearing to be in the correct position on both anteroposterior (AP) and lateral X-rays.

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MalpositionNeonatal Intensive Care UnitNeonatePOCUSPoint-of-Care UltrasoundUmbilical Venous Catheter

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PMID42131549
PMCPMC13161783

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