A case report of a low-birth-weight infant with a subcapsular liver hematoma and spontaneous bowel perforation

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 67-78

  Foss, Karen ^a,b  

^a Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

^b NICU Stollery Children's H   (Canada)

Author keywords

dexamethasone; focal intestinal perforation; hydrocortisone; indomethacin; low molecular weight heparin; low birth weight infant; necrotizing enterocolitis; spontaneous bowel perforation; subcapsular liver hematoma

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; INDOMETACIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LIVER HEMATOMA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RUPTURE; SHOCK;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242740133     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adnc.2004.01.003     Document Type: Review

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