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This article reports the case of an adverse event of cardiac tamponade associated with central catheter peripheral insertion in a premature newborn. The approach was pericardial puncture, which reversed the cardiorespiratory arrest. The newborn showed good clinical progress and was discharged from hospital with no complications associated with the event.
Cardiac tamponade due to peripheral inserted central catheter in newborn
DornausMFPS, PortellaMA, WarthAN, MartinsRAL, MagalhãesM, DeutschAD. Cardiac tamponade due to peripheral inserted central catheter in newborn. Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2011;9(3):391-3. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082011RC1885
Dornaus,Maria Fernanda Pellegrino da Silva; Portella,Maria Aparecida; Warth,Arno Norberto; Martins,Rosana Aparecida Lacava; Magalhães,Mauricio; Deutsch,Alice D'Agostini. Cardiac tamponade due to peripheral inserted central catheter in newborn. Einstein (Sao Paulo)., v. 9, n. 3, p. 391-393, Jul. 2011. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082011RC1885
Dornaus,M.F.P.S., Portella,M.A., Warth,A.N., Martins,R.A.L., Magalhães,M., & Deutsch,A.D. (2011). Cardiac tamponade due to peripheral inserted central catheter in newborn. Einstein (Sao Paulo).,9(3), 391-393. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082011RC1885
Dornaus,Maria Fernanda Pellegrino da Silva and Portella,Maria Aparecida and Warth,Arno Norberto and Martins,Rosana Aparecida Lacava and Magalhães,Mauricio and Deutsch,Alice D'Agostini. Cardiac tamponade due to peripheral inserted central catheter in newborn. Einstein (Sao Paulo). [online]. 2011, vol. 9, n. 3, [cited 2025-09-06], pp.391-393. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/article/cardiac-tamponade-due-to-peripheral-inserted-central-catheter-in-newborn/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082011RC1885
Figure 5
Risk of bias assessment of non-RCTs using the ROBINS-I tool
Non-RCT, nonrandomized controlled trial; ROBINS-I, Risk of Bias in Non-Randomized Studies-of Interventions