Adverse events associated with umbilical vascular catheters in the neonatal intensive care unit: A retrospective cohort study

Umbilical catheters are commonly inserted in newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) yet are associated with serious adverse events (AEs) such as malposition, migration, infection, thrombosis, hepatic complications, cardiac effusion, and cardiac tamponade. There is a need to determine the incidence and risk factors for AEs to inform safe practice.
Source: Australian Critical Care - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Research paper Source Type: research