Neonatal Hypoglycemia Associated with Umbilical Artery Catheter Positioned at the Eighth to Ninth Thoracic Vertebrae

Asha R. Puri; Arie L. Alkalay; Jeffrey J. Pomerance; Naomi D. Neufeld; Murugesa Thangavel

doi:10.1055/s-2007-999771

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Am J Perinatol 1987; 4(3): 195-197
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999771

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Neonatal Hypoglycemia Associated with Umbilical Artery Catheter Positioned at the Eighth to Ninth Thoracic Vertebrae

Asha R. Puri¹ ^, ³ , Arie L. Alkalay¹ ^, ³ , Jeffrey J. Pomerance¹ ^, ³ , Naomi D. Neufeld² ^, ³ , Murugesa Thangavel⁴

¹Department of Neonatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
²Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
³Department of Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
⁴Department of Neonatology, Antelope Valley Hospital, Lancaster, California

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ABSTRACT

Previous reports of neonatal hypoglycemia have been associated with malpositioned umbilical cord artery catheters. Neonatal hypoglycemia in association with normally positioned umbilical artery catheter and responsive to catheter repositioning is reported for the first time.