NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME AFTER OPEN FETAL SURGERY

Authors
GIBBS DL PIECUCH RE GRAF JL LEONARD CH FARRELL JA HARRISON MR
Citation
Dl. Gibbs et al., NEURODEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME AFTER OPEN FETAL SURGERY, Journal of pediatric surgery, 33(8), 1998, pp. 1254-1256
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of pediatric surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223468
Volume
33
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1254 - 1256
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(1998)33:8<1254:NOAOFS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Purpose: This study examined the neurological and age-appropriate deve lopmental outcomes of 11 children who underwent open fetal surgery Res ults: Nine children have normal neurological outcomes, and nine have n ormal development. Conclusion: Intensive postnatal care, intracranial hemorrhage. and requirement for prolonged respiratory support were ass ociated with a worse neurological and developmental prognosis. Copyrig ht (C) 1998 by W.B. Saunders Company.