Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the present case and literature cases featuring cardiac perforations in children.

How many case Reference	Site of perforation	Initial route	Liquid (cc)	Clinical signs	Time since catheterization	Course	Treatment	Age	Gender	Cause
3 cases [11]	- RA RA	RSV RFV LSV	30 - 95	Non Dyspnea Sweating	8 h 24 h 7 day	Died Died Died	Unknown	14-day old Premature 3-year old	Girl Girl Girl	Tip Tip Tip
2Cases [22]	RA	RSV	Unknown	Sudden	2, 4 day	Death	Pericadrdiocentesis	Neonate	Girl	Tip
1 case [21]	RA					Survived		2-day-old		Tip
5 cases [7]		PICC		Sudden	1,2,6,7 day	Survived	Percutaneous Aspiration	24,24,30,33	Girl	Tip
2 cases [20]	Unknown Unknown	FV Unknown	Unknown Unknown	Shock Sudden	12 h 3 day	Survived Death	Aspiration Mediastnomy	4-year-old 12-day-old	Unknown	Tip
2 cases [3]	VCI RA	RIJV RSV	Large TPN	Sudden	5 day 5 day	Death Death	- -	25-day-old 4-year-old	Boy Boy	Tip
1 case [10]	RV	RIJV	large	Apnea	12 h	Death	Mediastnomy and aspiration	12-year-old	Girl	Tip
1 case [13]	Unknown	R SaV	23 ml	Tachypnea	12 day	Survived	Perikardiosentesis	Premature	Girl	Tip
3 cases [15]	RV	PICC	8 ml 20 ml	Apnea -	15 day 5 day	Death Survived	-CVC removed -	Premature	Boy boy	Tip
11cases18	Unknown					Death	–	Infant	Unknown	Tip
Our case	RA	RIJV	600 ml	Dyspnea	4 h	Survived	Mediastinomy cardioraphy	7 year-old	Girl	Guide-wire

RA: Right atrium, RV; Right Ventricule, VCI: Vena Cava Inferior, RSV; Right Subclvian Ven, RFV; Right Femoreal Ven, LSV; Left Subclavian Ven, RIJV; Right Interneal Jugular Ven, RSaV; Right sapheneous Ven, PICC; Peripherally inserted central catheter.