Easily missed, potentially fatal complication in an extremely preterm infant.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20142014 Jul 22.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25053692
ABSTRACT
A baby girl was delivered by emergency caesarean section at 23+6â
weeks gestation weighing 440â
g. Apgar scores were 1, 3 and 4 at 1, 5 and 10â
min, respectively. She was intubated and transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit. Umbilical arterial and venous lines and an orogastric tube (OGT) were inserted. On day 4 of life the OGT appeared to be outside of the gastrointestinal tract on X-ray. Feeds were held and contrast oesophagography confirmed suspicion of an oesophageal perforation. She was treated with intravenous metronidazole, gentamycin and amoxicillin and placed nil by mouth for 10â
days. Resolution of the perforation was confirmed on repeat contrast study (day 10) and feeds were restarted with no further complications.
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Assunto principal:
Esôfago
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Lactente Extremamente Prematuro
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Doenças do Prematuro
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Intubação Gastrointestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article