title: Subgaleal hemorrhage in a premature infant with congenital diaphragmatic hernia following vacuum-assisted delivery.
abstract: An infant with congenital diaphragmatic hernia was delivered by vacuum extraction, with a resultant subgaleal hemorrhage that excluded him from ECMO. The literature regarding vacuum-assisted delivery and birth trauma is reviewed in the context of congenital anomalies that may require ECMO support, and recommendations for perinatal management are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Division of Newborn Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Posen
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: deLemos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D014620:Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects*