Lymphatic Obstruction and Edema in Neonate due to Left Subclavian Central Venous Catheter

Klaas Koop; Dominique Valérie Clarence de Jel; Joppe Nijman; Barbara Peels; Ellis Peters

doi:10.1155/crpe/2811167

Lymphatic Obstruction and Edema in Neonate due to Left Subclavian Central Venous Catheter

Case Rep Pediatr. 2025 Jun 17:2025:2811167. doi: 10.1155/crpe/2811167. eCollection 2025.

Authors

Klaas Koop¹, Dominique Valérie Clarence de Jel¹, Joppe Nijman², Barbara Peels², Ellis Peters³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Wilhemina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
² Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Wilhemina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Abstract

There are several causes of generalized edema in sick neonates. We describe two newborns that developed progressive and treatment-resistant generalized edema. We suggest this is due to impaired lymphatic flow from the thoracic duct as a result of a central venous catheter in the left subclavian vein.

Keywords: central venous catheter; lymphatics; neonate.

Publication types

Case Reports