The perinatal management of gastroschisis

Drewett, M., Michailidis, G.D. and Burge, D. (2006) The perinatal management of gastroschisis. Early Human Development, 82 (5), 305-312. (doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.02.003).

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Abstract

Gastroschisis is increasing in frequency and is becoming a common condition. It is now invariably detected antenatally and although the long-term outcome in the majority of cases is excellent, the existence of both fetal and postnatal complications has led to variations in practice to try to optimise outcome. This article reviews the evidence for some of these variations where such evidence exists and provides a contemporary view of best practice where it does not

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Published date: 2006

Keywords: therapy, humans, gastrointestinal motility, surgery, incidence, infant, fetal, postoperative care, complications, gastroschisis, epidemiology, review, newborn, counseling, physiopathology, prognosis, diagnosis

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