Subdural total parenteral nutrition collection: A complication of a peripheral scalp intravenous catheter in a neonate

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Kohn, A.Z. | Bloom, D.A. | Wilson, J.D. | Krishnamurthy, S.

Affiliations: Division of Neonatology, Beaumont Children's Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA | Department of Radiology, Beaumont Children's Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA | Department of Anatomic Pathology, Beaumont Children's Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA | Department of Neurosurgery, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA

Note: [] Corresponding author: Amitai Zion Kohn, Division of Neonatology, Beaumont Children's Hospital, 3601 W.13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073 6769, USA. Tel.: +1 248 898 0633; Fax: +1 248 898 3393; E-mail: amitai.kohn@beaumont.edu

Abstract: The inability to feed premature infants can require prolonged intravenous (IV) access, often via a peripheral scalp vein. We report a case of a subdural fluid collection and brain injury following scalp IV placement. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a complication in a neonate.

Keywords: Subdural fluid collection, intravenous access, scalp vein, total parenteral nutrition, neonate

DOI: 10.3233/NPM-2011-2760

Journal: Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 269-272, 2011