Hepatic laceration as a life-threatening complication of umbilical venous catheterization

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 342-345

  Gülcan, Hande ^a   Hanta, Deniz ^a   Törer, Birgin ^a   Temiz, Adbülkerim ^a   Demir, Şenay ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hepatic laceration; Neonate; Umbilical vein catheter

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; INOTROPIC AGENT; PORACTANT; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEPATOMEGALY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; LIVER HEMATOMA; LIVER INJURY; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURITY; RARE DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LACERATIONS; LIVER; MALE; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 80053967210     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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