Decreased fibrinogen levels are associated with severe intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants

Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-136

  White, M ^a   Twomey, A ^a,b   Donoghue, V ^a   Mac Keogh, L ^a   Nolan, B ^c,d   O'Carroll, T ^a   Murphy, J F A ^a,b   Molloy, E J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); coagulation; platelets; Prothrombin time (PT)

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; NEWBORN; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 79959253244     PISSN: 19345798     EISSN: 18784429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NPM-2011-2715     Document Type: Article

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