Preventing germinal matrix layer rupture and intraventricular hemorrhage

The etiology of intraventricular hemorrhage in extremely low birth weight preterm infants is multifactorial with circulatory instability and hemostasis being preeminent. This study sought to determine if the germinal matrix layer remained intact when platelets were above 200 X109/L, a near normal le...

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Main Author: Ronald W. Coen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2013.00022/full