Decompressive Fasciotomy in an Extremely Preterm Newborn with Compartment Syndrome

J Pediatr. 2019 Nov:214:232-233.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.05.074. Epub 2019 Jul 12.

Authors

Gilda Belli¹, Giuseppe Cucca², Luca Filippi³

Affiliations

¹ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Medical Surgical Fetal-Neonatal Department.
² Department of Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology.
³ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Medical Surgical Fetal-Neonatal Department, "A. Meyer" University Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.

PMID: 31307761
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.05.074

No abstract available

Keywords: Newborn; compartment syndrome; decompressive fasciotomy; preterm.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Compartment Syndromes / surgery*
Decompression, Surgical / methods*
Fasciotomy / methods*
Humans
Infant, Extremely Premature*
Infant, Newborn
Lower Extremity / surgery*
Male