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Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract

Cranial ultrasound screening in late preterm infants

Authors: M Fumagalli, LA Ramenghi, A De Carli, L Bassi, F Dessimone, S Pisoni, M Groppo, A Ometto, I Sirgiovanni, F Mosca

Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics | Special Issue 2/2014

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Late preterm births have enormously increased in the last decades and there is mounting evidence showing that infants born late preterm are less healthy than infants born at term [1] and they are more likely to develop neonatal morbidities (temperature instability, respiratory distress syndrome, excessive weight loss and dehydration requiring intravenous infusion, sepsis, hypoglycemia and jaundice requiring phototherapy) [2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Cranial ultrasound screening in late preterm infants
Authors
M Fumagalli
LA Ramenghi
A De Carli
L Bassi
F Dessimone
S Pisoni
M Groppo
A Ometto
I Sirgiovanni
F Mosca
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Italian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue Special Issue 2/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-40-S2-A20

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