Neonates presenting with severe complications of frenotomy: A case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Opara, Peace I ^a   Gabriel Job, Nneka ^a   Opara, Kingsley O ^b  

^a University of Port   (Nigeria)

^b IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; UREA; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ANEMIA; ANKYLOGLOSSIA; ANTERIOR FONTANEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ETHNICITY; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FRENOTOMY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEART RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; JAUNDICE; LETHARGY; LIGATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NIGERIA; ORAL BLEEDING; ORAL SURGERY; PALLOR; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOMITING;

EID: 84857769691     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-77     Document Type: Article

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