Check Umbilical Catheter Position

On reading the brief recording, "Gangrene of the Buttock: A Complication of Umbilical Artery Catheterization,"1 I was convinced that because the contribution was included in Experience and Reason, the conclusion would be to always obtain an adequate x-ray after catheterization to verify pr...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1974-09, Vol.54 (3), p.384-384
Main Author: Szold, Philip D.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:On reading the brief recording, "Gangrene of the Buttock: A Complication of Umbilical Artery Catheterization,"1 I was convinced that because the contribution was included in Experience and Reason, the conclusion would be to always obtain an adequate x-ray after catheterization to verify proper positioning. Such an x-ray was not obtained until more than 30 hours postcatheterization in the above-mentioned case report. However, I reached the end of the article with no mention of the importance of these x-ray studies.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.54.3.384