American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents Am J Perinatol 1987; 4(3): 195-197DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999771 ORIGINAL ARTICLE © 1987 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 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 Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article 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. Full Text
