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Transcutaneous Microcirculatory Imaging in Preterm Neonates
Published on: December 31, 2015
Neonatal Compartment Syndrome Associated With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Sherif M Badawy1, Madeleine J Gust, Robert I Liem
1From the *Divisions of Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, †Department of Plastic Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; ‡Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and §Hemophilia and Thrombosis Centre, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA.
Abstract:
Neonatal compartment syndrome is a rare, but devastating limb-threatening condition that requires early recognition and timely surgical intervention. We discuss the clinical presentation and management challenges of a neonate with forearm compartment syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation.
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