title: Management of abdominal compartment syndrome in a very low birth weight neonate using Penrose drains and subsequent management of abdominal-wall defects.
abstract: Percutaneous drainage of the peritoneal cavity has been recently evaluated for the treatment of perforated viscous in the very low birth weight (VLBW) neonate and percutaneous decompression for abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) has been studied in older patient populations. This is the first reported case of using this technique to treat ACS in a VLBW neonate.
authors: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky 40436-0298, USA.
authors: Justin N
authors: JN
authors: Rasner
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Parrott
authors: Ross
authors: R
authors: Tekulve
authors: Jennie K
authors: JK
authors: Leavell
authors: Joseph
authors: J
authors: Iocono
mesh_terms: D034841:Abdominal Cavity; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight