Povidone-iodine for persistent air leak in an extremely low birth weight infant

Arayici S., Simsek G. K., Oncel M. Y., Yilmaz Y., Canpolat F. E., Dilmen U.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, cilt.48, sa.5, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.03.072
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Povidone-iodine, Pneumothorax, Extremely low birth weight, FIBRIN GLUE, PNEUMOTHORAX
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Chemical pleurodesis with povidone-iodine has been used to treat congenital idiopathic chylothorax in neonates. We report successful use of povidone-iodine in an extremely premature infant to treat a pneumothorax that had persisted for more than one week despite high-frequency ventilation. Crown Copyright (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.