Mistaken identity of skin cleansing solution leading to extensive chemical burns in an extremely preterm infant

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1536-1537

  Mannan, K ^a   Chow, P ^a   Lissauer, T ^a   Godambe, S ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol based solutions; Burns; Chlorhexidine; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CHEMICAL BURN; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NEWBORN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND DRESSING;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MEDICATION ERRORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 34548676813     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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