The role of somatostatin in the treatment of persistent chylothorax in children

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-53

  Cannizzaro, Vincenzo ^a   Frey, Bernhard ^a   Bernet Buettiker, Vera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chylothorax; Infants; Pleural effusion; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; MILRINONE; NORADRENALIN; SOMATOSTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHYLE; CHYLOTHORAX; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET THERAPY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG RESPONSE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ALGORITHMS; CHYLOTHORAX; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOMATOSTATIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744924528     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.03.039     Document Type: Article

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