Bleeding disorders in neonates

Rhythm disorders in neonates

Arrhythmias are a variety of heart rhythm alterations which may occur in fetuses and neonates considered healthy. The majority are benign. The incidence reported varies from 1 to 10% in neonates in the first days of extrauterine life. Arrhythmias in the neonatal stage entail high morbidity and mortality, above all when they occur in patients with congenital heart disease or lack of response to ...

Bleeding Disorders in Animals

Bleeding Disorders

Bleeding disorders are usually taken to mean coagulopathies with reduced clotting of the blood but also encompass disorders characterised by abnormal platelet function or blood vessel walls that result in increased bleeding. Bleeding disorders may result from faults at many different levels in the coagulation process. They can range from severe and life-threatening conditions, such as haemophil...

Characteristics of neonates with isolated rectal bleeding.

OBJECTIVE To determine the characteristics of full term and preterm neonates with isolated rectal bleeding (IRB), and to follow the outcome of these low risk patients. DESIGN A retrospective case-control study consisting of 147 cases (83 full term and near term infants and 64 preterm infants) and 147 controls in a single institution. RESULTS A feeding regimen that did not include breast mil...

Bleeding disorders in orthopedic surgery.

With increasing recognition of the complications related to coagulopathies, it is of paramount importance for all orthopedic surgeons to possess a basic knowledge of common bleeding disorders. The evaluation of the coagulopathic patient requires a careful history, physical examination, and laboratory evaluation. Bleeding disorders commonly include quantitative and qualitative platelet and coagu...