A Single Institution Study of Umbilical Vein Complications and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Premature Infants

Am Surg. 2017 Sep 1;83(9):e364-e366.

Authors

Mansi Shah¹, Michael R Phillips, Mia Klein, Amy Marzinsky, Colleen Rice, Matthew Laughon, Sang Lee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 30454354

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Catheterization, Peripheral / adverse effects*
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / etiology*
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infant, Premature, Diseases / etiology*
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Male
Medical Errors / adverse effects
Radiography, Thoracic
Retrospective Studies
Umbilical Veins
Venae Cavae / diagnostic imaging