Diffuse and severe ischemic injury of the extremities: A complication of umbilical vein catheterization

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 341-344

  Ancora, Gina ^a,b   Soffritti, S ^a   Faldella, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ischemic injury; Umbilical venous catheterization; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NORUXOL;

ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; NEWBORN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASOSPASM; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISCHEMIA; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 33747620100     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-946721     Document Type: Article

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