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Management of newborn lymphangiectasia and chylothorax after cardiac surgery with octreotide infusion |
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| Authors: | Tibballs James Soto Rodrigo Bharucha Tara |
| Affiliation: | a Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia b Cardiac Surgery Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia c Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia |
| Abstract: | Postoperative chylothorax compromises nutrition, immune function, coagulation, and fluid status. We report rapid short-term suppression of chylothorax by octreotide in an infant after surgery for complex congenital heart disease complicated by lymphangiectasia. |
| Keywords: | 13 |
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