Is induction of fetal diuresis with intraamniotic furosemide effective for the removal of intestinal waste products from amniotic fluid?

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 293-298

  Hakguder G ^a   Ates O ^a   Olguner, M ^a   Şişman, A Riza ^a   Akgür, Feza M ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Gastroschisis; Intestinal damage; Intraamniotic furosemide

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMYLASE; BILIRUBIN; CREATININE; FUROSEMIDE; NITROGEN; UREA;

AMNION FLUID LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; WASTE;

AMNION; ANIMALS; DIURETICS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FUROSEMIDE; GASTROSCHISIS; INJECTIONS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MECONIUM; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036816752     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35958     Document Type: Article

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