Severe sepsis in a premature neonate: protein C replacement therapy
Treatment with activated protein C has been shown to reduce mortality in adult patients with severe sepsis but also to increase risk of bleeding. In patients with predisposition to bleeding, as in preterm infants, the inactivated form of protein C could serve as a safe therapeutic option. We...
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| Main Authors: | Maria Pia De Carolis, Valentina Polimeni, Patrizia Papacci, Serafina Lacerenza, Costantino Romagnoli |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2008-08-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2457 |
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