Rapidly Progressive Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade in a Term Infant with an Umbilical Venous Catheter: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Min-Jung Park (Author), Ja-Hye Ahn (Author), Hyun Ju Lee (Author), Hyun-Kyung Park (Author), Jae-Kyoon Hwang (Author), Chang-Ryul Kim (Author), Jae Yoon Na (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Neonatology, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pericardial effusion (PCE) in neonates has various clinical presentations depending on the amount and speed of fluid accumulation and can cause cardiac tamponade (CT). We report a case of rapidly accumulating PCE and near-fatal CT with an umbilical venous catheter successfully resolved by emergent e...