Delayed management of giant omphalocele using silver sulfadiazine cream: An 18-year experience

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 494-500

  Ein, Sigmund H ^a   Langer, Jacob C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Giant omphalocele; Pulmonary hypoplasia; Silver sulfadiazine cream; Topical therapy

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CREAM; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; JEJUNUM PERFORATION; LUNG HYPOPLASIA; MALE; OMPHALOCELE; OXYGEN THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SILON POUCH; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURVIVOR; THERAPY DELAY; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OINTMENTS; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER SULFADIAZINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858180378     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.08.014     Document Type: Article

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