• Eur. J. Pediatr. · Oct 2010

    Peripheral blockade as treatment of arm ischaemia at birth.

    • Maria Pia De Carolis, Iliana Bersani, Luciano Frassanito, Francesca Paola Fusco, Sara De Carolis, and Costantino Romagnoli.
    • Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. mpia.decarolis@rm.unicatt.it
    • Eur. J. Pediatr. 2010 Oct 1;169(10):1267-9.

    IntroductionLimbs ischaemia represents a rare event during the neonatal period. The present paper reports an unusual case of precocious arm ischemia that occurred immediately after birth and successfully treated with a peripheral nerve blockade.ConclusionsPeripheral nerve blockade resulted in an effective and safe therapeutic approach able to allow the salvaging of the limbs.

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