Pleural effusion in a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and congenital heart disease

Pleural effusion in a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and congenital heart disease

We present the unique case of an 8 month old infant who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after neonatal repair of tetralogy of Fallot. While on ECMO, he developed grade 3 intraventricular hemorrhage resulting in hydrocephalus requiring ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement at...

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Main Authors: Henningfeld, Jennifer, Loomba, Rohit S., Encalada, Santiago, Magner, Kristin, Pfister, Jennifer, Matthews, Anne, Foy, Andrew, Mikhailov, Theresa
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4729718/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4729718/

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