Shi Zeyao, Zeng Zhaolan, Li Xiaowen, Song Yan
Department of Neonatology Nursing, Sichuan University West China Second University Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
J Vasc Access. 2025 May;26(3):1032-1035. doi: 10.1177/11297298241240647. Epub 2024 Mar 27.
Epicutaneo-caval catheter (ECC) has been widely used in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). ECC line Knots in intravascular is an unexpected complication and has been reported in adults mostly. Few cases reported knot formation during ECC insertion and removal in neonates. In this case, we introduced a spontaneous knot formation during the insertion of the central catheter, which was finally successfully removed.