OBJECTIVE:We tested the hypothesis that early postnatal dexamethasone (EPD) increases the risk of focal small bowel perforation (FSBP) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. STUDY DESIGN:The ...
Survival of extremely premature infants (<27 weeks' gestational age) has improved over the past two decades. Indomethacin prophylaxis was used in these infants, who have the highest mortality and ...
What is your opinion on the use of drotrecogin alfa (activated) IV in a situation involving sepsis/disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) -- probable gram negative, but culture negative -- post ...
Although disseminated arteritis frequently causes gastrointestinal symptoms, it seldom presents an acute abdominal emergency. 1 It is uncommon for involvement of the gastrointestinal tract to be ...
A 53-year-old lady presented following a collapse at home. In the ambulance she became unresponsive with a temperature 33.4oC, heart rate of 95 beats per minute and un-recordable blood pressure. On ...
A domestic research team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that analyzes X-ray images to determine whether a newborn has an intestinal perforation. Intestinal perforation is a ...
A new and simpler surgical method for the treatment of intestinal perforation is a poorer alternative for patients compared to the old method, researchers at the University of Oslo and Akershus ...
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