Treatment of Growth-Restricted Human Fetuses with Amino Acids and Glucose Supplementation through a Chronic Fetal Intravascular Perinatal Port System
Author(s) -
M Tchirikov,
О Н Харкевич,
Joscha Steetskamp,
М В Белуга,
M. Strohner
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european surgical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1421-9921
pISSN - 0014-312X
DOI - 10.1159/000318859
Subject(s) - fetus , medicine , oligohydramnios , placental insufficiency , gestation , obstetrics , pregnancy , intrauterine growth restriction , gestational age , birth weight , placenta , biology , genetics
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) carries an increased risk of mortality and morbidity. The accepted procedure to treat IUGR fetuses is premature delivery, which may increase neonatal mortality and morbidity and retards neonatal brain development.
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