TY - JOUR
T1 - Neonatal surgical emergencies
AU - Okada, Pamela J.
AU - Hicks, Barry
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The risk of unsuspected surgical emergencies during the neonatal period has decreased over the past several years because of widespread use of ultrasonography for fetal screening. However, surgical emergencies unique to the neonatal period still continue to plague the unsuspecting emergency physician. Most surgically correctable disorders in the neonate will present with vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding, or respiratory distress. This article will provide the emergency physician with the typical presentation, diagnostic work-up, and treatment options for surgically correctable problems in the neonate.
AB - The risk of unsuspected surgical emergencies during the neonatal period has decreased over the past several years because of widespread use of ultrasonography for fetal screening. However, surgical emergencies unique to the neonatal period still continue to plague the unsuspecting emergency physician. Most surgically correctable disorders in the neonate will present with vomiting, gastrointestinal bleeding, or respiratory distress. This article will provide the emergency physician with the typical presentation, diagnostic work-up, and treatment options for surgically correctable problems in the neonate.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1522-8401(02)90012-1
DO - 10.1016/S1522-8401(02)90012-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036123664
VL - 3
SP - 3
EP - 13
JO - Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
JF - Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
SN - 1522-8401
IS - 1
ER -