Necrotising enterocolitis: Pathogenesis, medical management and surgery

British Journal of Intensive Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 101-105

  Eaton, S ^a,b   Hall, N ^a   Rees, C ^a   Pierro, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BIRTH; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREMATURITY; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 7044263208     PISSN: 09617930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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