Laparotomy for necrotizing enterocolitis: Intensive care nursery compared with operating theatre

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-295

  Frawley, G ^a   Bayley, G ^a   Chondros, P ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Necrotizing enterocolitis; Neonatal surgery; Score for neonatal acute physiology

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; WEIGHT;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LAPAROTOMY; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032977836     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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