Treatment of growth-restricted human fetuses with amino acids and glucose supplementation through a chronic fetal intravascular perinatal port system

European Surgical Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-49

  Tchirikov, M ^a   Kharkevich, O ^b   Steetskamp, J ^a   Beluga, M ^b   Strohner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b National Medical Center 'Mother and Child'   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Intrauterine growth restriction; Intrauterine treatment; Intravenous infusion; Port implantation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUCOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VAMINOLACT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CESAREAN SECTION; CORDOCENTESIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG INFUSION; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMPLANTATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PORT IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ACCESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77956073699     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318859     Document Type: Article

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