Hyperammonemia complicating parenteral nutrition in infants
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Two infants receiving total parenteral nutrition via a central venous catheter positioned in the inferior vena cava developed an acute abdomen secondary to extravasation of the infusate. The presence of an associated abdominal mass necessitated a laparotomy in one patient. Both infants recovered completely after the catheter had been removed.
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-197108000-00178