Unusual Malposition of a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) in a Very Low Birth Weight Infant (VLBW Infant)

Key words

very low birth weight infant - central venous line - malposition - epigastric vein

Schlüsselwörter

Unreife Frühgeborene - zentraler Venenkatheter - Katheterfehllage - epigastrische Vene

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