The evidence base for neonatal surgery

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 713-718

  Hall, Nigel J ^a   Eaton, Simon ^a   Pierro, Agostino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Neonatal surgery; Neonate; Paediatric surgery; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLUX AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ANASTOMOTIC STRICTURE; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CYSTIC ADENOMATOID MALFORMATION; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GASTROSCHISIS; HERNIOTOMY; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE ATRESIA; LUNG LESION; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN SURGERY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; PYLORUS STENOSIS; RECTUM BIOPSY; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ABDOMINAL WALL; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HERNIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG DISEASES; PERINATAL CARE;

EID: 70350072320     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.08.058     Document Type: Article

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