Oral diatrizoate acid for meconium-related ileus in extremely preterm infants.

Kaori Michikata Yuki KodamaMasatoki KanekoHiroshi SameshimaTsuyomu IkenoueSeiro MachigashiraMotoi MukaiMotofumi TorikaiKazuhiko Nakame

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2018)

Prophylactic oral diatrizoate acid reduced MRI in extremely preterm infants without side-effects and decreased the mortality rate of infants born at 24-27 weeks, and is thus beneficial in extremely preterm infants.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
gestational age
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
coronary artery disease