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Neonatal Pial Surface Electroporation
Published on: May 7, 2014
Iatrogenic cutaneous injuries in the neonate
A Metzker1, S Brenner, P Merlob
1Department of Dermatology, Sourasky Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Background:
Iatrogenic cutaneous injuries of the neonate have decreased in number in the last 30 years because of changes in the medical procedures during the prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal periods.
Observations:
The emergence of such cutaneous injuries derived from the use of instruments, blunt and sharp, from manual manipulations, from medications, and from hesitation or abstaining from intervention.
Conclusion:
The dermatologist, unfamiliar with handling of neonates in the nursery, should be capable of recognizing and dealing with these phenomena when encountered in the acute stage or with their residue.
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