Intraurethral knot in a very-low-birth-weight infant: Radiological recognition, surgical management and prevention

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 713-716

  Lodha, Abhay ^a   Ly, Linh ^a   Brindle, Mary ^a   Daneman, Alan ^a   McNamara, Patrick J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catheter knots; Urinary catheterization; Very low birth weight (VLBW) infant

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEEDING APPARATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STAFF TRAINING; URINE CATHETER; UROLOGY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 21344460993     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-1430-x     Document Type: Article

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