Lethal pulmonary hypertension associated with ibuprofen treatment in a very low birth weight infant

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-86

  Bravo, María Carmen ^a   Cordeiro, Malaika ^a   Deiros, Lucía ^a   Pérez Rodríguez, Jesús ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; MAGNESIUM; TROMETAMOL;

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ATELECTASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG THERAPY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; LETTER; LUNG PRESSURE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OXYGENATION; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; IBUPROFEN; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 84891839234     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12445     Document Type: Letter

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