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Neonatal aortic thrombosis: a comprehensive review.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20514615     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Neonatal aortic thrombosis is a rare occurrence, but can be fatal. Treatment of this condition is hampered by the lack of large studies involving this pediatric population. Reporting of this condition is also not standardized. METHODS: The purpose of this review is to collate available literature on the incidence, risk factors, presentation, treatment and outcome of neonatal aortic thrombosis as well as suggest a treatment model. RESULTS: A Medline search of PubMed, OVID and Cochrane databases was undertaken using the key words "neonatal", "infant", "aorta", "aortic", "thrombosis", "thrombus" and "clot". Limits were set for articles that were English language only and published between 1980 and September 2009. Following review of all articles using predetermined search words and criteria, 38 were found with sufficient data for our purpose. The reported total number of neonatal patients with aortic thrombosis was 148 and 78% of the aortic thromboses in this review were related to arterial umbilical catheterization. CONCLUSIONS: We have suggested a classification system to standardize reporting of neonatal aortic thrombosis, as well as a treatment decision tree, and a clinical guide for the treatment of thrombosis in children. As always, clinicians should balance the risks and benefits of their decision to treat with the level of local expertise. This guide may specifically serve the neonatal population with line-related aortic thrombosis.
Authors:
K Nagel; R Tuckuviene; B Paes; A K Chan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2010-05-31
Journal Detail:
Title:  Klinische Pädiatrie     Volume:  222     ISSN:  1439-3824     ISO Abbreviation:  Klin Padiatr     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-01     Completed Date:  2010-09-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0326144     Medline TA:  Klin Padiatr     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  134-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
McMaster Children's Hospital, Pediatric Hematology, Hamilton, Canada. nagel@hhsc.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Aortic Diseases / diagnosis,  epidemiology,  etiology*,  therapy
Aortography
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases / diagnosis,  epidemiology,  etiology*,  therapy
Registries
Risk Factors
Thrombolytic Therapy
Thrombosis / diagnosis,  epidemiology,  etiology*,  therapy
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography
Umbilical Arteries
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anticoagulants

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