Exploratory laparotomy or peritoneal drain?: Management of bowel perforation in the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-60

  Nguyen, Helen ^a   Lund, Carolyn Houska ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Exploratory laparotomy (LAP); Isolated intestinal perforation; Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC); Primary peritoneal drain (PPD); Very low birth weight (VLBW)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847171917     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200701000-00011     Document Type: Review

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