Case Report
Octreotide Infusion for the Treatment of Congenital Chylothorax
| NICU day | Intervention | Accumulated input (ml) | Accumulated output (ml) | Intercostal tube (ml) | Balance (ml) |
| 1 | (i) Intubation (ii) Right ICT insertion | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 77 | 130 | 15 | −53 | 4 | — | 154 | 239 | 24 | −85 | 5 | — | 394 | 324 | 30 | 70 | 6 | — | 625 | 449 | 30 | 176 | 8 | — | 855 | 569 | 50 | 286 | 9 | — | 1111 | 779 | 60 | 332 | 11 | Initiation of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1714 | 1354 | 100 | 360 | 14 | Extubated | | | | | 15 | Octreotide infusion (1 μg/kg/h) | 1714 | 2051 | 20 | −337 | 16 | — | 1714 | 2231 | 15 | −517 | 17 | — | 1938 | 2521 | 15 | −583 | 19 | — | 2074 | 2856 | 10 | −782 | 20 | — | 2144 | 2971 | 10 | −827 | 23 | Removal of right ICT | — | — | — | — | 24 | (i) Octreotide infusion (0.5 μg/kg/h) (ii) Reintubation after desaturation to 50–60% SpO2 | — | — | — | — | 27 | (i) Octreotide infusion (0.25 μg/kg/h) (ii) Discontinuation of TPN | — | — | — | — | 28 | Discontinuation of octreotide | — | — | — | — | 40 | Extubated | — | — | — | — |
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