Retrieval of an umbilical artery catheter: a potential for misadventure

South Med J. 1987 Nov;80(11):1434-5. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198711000-00024.

Abstract

We have described an infant in whom migration of a transected umbilical artery catheter resulted in sudden vascular ischemia of an extremity. Early operative retrieval was successful, but long-term effects of this complication were encountered. We have outlined an approach to the initial management of the complication. In addition, this case demonstrates the need for careful follow-up for identification and treatment of the long-term sequelae in the involved extremity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Femoral Artery
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / complications*
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Ischemia / etiology*
  • Leg / blood supply*
  • Umbilical Arteries*