Review of interventional procedures in the very low birth-weight infant (<1.5?kg): complications, lessons learned and current practice

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• 作者：Eoghan E. Laffan ; Patrick J. McNamara ; Joao Amaral ; Hilary Whyte ; Johanne L¡¯Herault ; Michael Temple ; Philip John and Bairbre L. Connolly
• 关键词：Neonate ; Interventional radiology ; Procedures ; Risk
• 刊名：Pediatric Radiology
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：August, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：39
• 期：8
• 页码：781-790
• 全文大小：170.3 KB

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Background Interventional radiology (IR) procedures in very low birth-weight (VLBW) infants (<1.5 kg) are challenging due to size, immaturity, comorbidities and lack of devices of suitable size. Infants are moved from the neonatal intensive care unit to the IR suite, further exposing them to risk. Our purpose was to review our experience of interventional procedures in VLBW infants, specifically complications and potential risks.