1. Large bilateral adrenal haemorrhages in a newborn with unrepaired cyanotic CHD
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Brian Holland, Erle H. Austin, and Lerraughn M. Morgan
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Heart Defects, Congenital ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Hydrocortisone ,Adrenal Gland Diseases ,Hemorrhage ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Cardiac Surgical Procedures ,Cyanosis ,ADRENAL HAEMORRHAGE ,business.industry ,Infant, Newborn ,General Medicine ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,Echocardiography ,Haemodynamic instability ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Cardiology ,Systemic anticoagulation ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Management of newborns with cyanotic CHD and bilateral adrenal haemorrhages has not previously been described in the literature. These abnormalities present unique challenges due to the potential for haemodynamic instability, need for open heart surgery and associated systemic anticoagulation in the newborn period, and the risk of catastrophic bleeding.
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- 2016
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