Morbimortality of newborns with omphalocele in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Background: Omphalocele is a midline abdominal hernia that conditions important rates of mortality and morbidity. Infants born with omphalocele present an increased risk of having structural and chromosomal anomalies or syndromes. It is a defect that requires surgical treatment with multiple postope...

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Main Authors: Sofia Vasconcelos, Susana Pissarra, Filipa Flor de Lima, Hercília Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.jpnim.com/index.php/jpnim/article/view/158