1. INTRODUCTION
Neonatal thrombosis, either venous or arterial, are rare complications,
however the incidence of thromboembolic events in neonates has increased
over the last few
decades(1).
Critically ill and preterm neonates are at highest risk of such
complications. Various Maternal, peri delivery and neonatal risk factors
can contribute to development of
thrombosis(2). The
most common risk factors related to neonate include CVC, umbilical
venous catheter and sepsis. Thromboembolic events in neonates can lead
to mortality or serious morbidity and disability such as limb loss due
to arterial thrombosis, loss of vital vascular access, bleeding risk
secondary to anticoagulation therapy, portal hypertension and renal
dysfunction(3,4).
Standard treatment protocols or guidelines for management are lacking,
and whatever available is largely extrapolated from adult data.Here we
are going to report two cases, one case of portal vein thrombosis due to
sepsis and another case of aortic thrombosis.