Ultrasonographic measurements of the inferior vena cava diameter in newborns: is it a useful tool for choosing an umbilical venous catheter?

diameter measurements newborn ultrasound umbilical catheters vena cava

Journal

Frontiers in pediatrics
ISSN: 2296-2360
Titre abrégé: Front Pediatr
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101615492

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2023
Historique:
received: 28 07 2023
accepted: 12 10 2023
medline: 4 12 2023
pubmed: 4 12 2023
entrez: 4 12 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The primary outcomes of this study were to evaluate the diameters of the inferior vena cava (IVC) in a cohort of newborns and the correlation between newborn weight and IVC diameter. The secondary outcome was to evaluate the concordance between the measurements performed by the two investigators. Two blind examiners performed an ultrasonographic (US) evaluation of the IVC diameter in neonates with a weight ranging from 2 to 4 kg. The exclusion criteria included hemodynamic instability, known vascular malformations, and major congenital malformations. A total of 143 neonates were enrolled between June 2019 and January 2021. All the US examinations were performed in the first 3 days of life. After dividing the patients into two groups according to their weight at the time of examination (2.0-2.99 kg and 3.0-4.0 kg), the median IVC diameters measured by examiner 1 were 3.1 mm (interquartile range 2.8-3.4) and 3.4 mm (interquartile range 2.9-3.8) ( The IVC diameter values varied widely from 1.2 to 5.2 mm in newborns weighing 2-4 kg, and a low correlation between newborn weight and IVC diameter was found, so measuring IVC diameter may be a recommended step prior to inserting a umbilical venous catheter (UVC). The concordance between operators was good. We contemplated that the IVC diameter could be a potentially useful tool to identify the most appropriate UVC, thus reducing the risk of catheter-related thrombosis.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38046676
doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1268622
pmc: PMC10690934
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1268622

Informations de copyright

© 2023 Galdo, Trappan, Cossovel, Rodriguez-Perez, Ronfani, Montaldo, Bibalo, Travan and Risso.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Francesca Galdo (F)

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Child and Maternal Health, IRCSS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.

Antonella Trappan (A)

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Child and Maternal Health, IRCSS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.

Francesca Cossovel (F)

Department of Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

Carmen Rodriguez-Perez (C)

Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Ospedale Dei Bambini, Brescia, Italy.

Luca Ronfani (L)

Clinical Epidemiology and Public Health Research Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo," Trieste, Italy.

Paolo Montaldo (P)

Department of Neonatal Intensive Care, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Department of Brain Sciences, Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.

Cristina Bibalo (C)

Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontino, Trieste, Italy.

Laura Travan (L)

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Institute of Child and Maternal Health, IRCSS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.

Francesco Maria Risso (FM)

Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Ospedale Dei Bambini, Brescia, Italy.

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