Resolution of peripheral artery catheter-induced ischemic injury following prolonged treatment with topical nitroglycerin ointment in a newborn: A case report

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 348-350

  Vasquez, Pedro ^a   Burd, Angela ^a   Mehta, Rajeev ^a   Hiatt, Mark ^a   Hegyi, Thomas ^a  

^a SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; GENTAMICIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FINGER; FLUSHING; GANGRENE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; NAUSEA; NEWBORN; OINTMENT; SKIN IRRITATION; TACHYCARDIA; TISSUE NECROSIS; VASODILATATION; VASOSPASM; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; ISCHEMIA; NITROGLYCERIN; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0037804104     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210870     Document Type: Article

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