RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Gluteal skin necrosis after umbilical artery catheterisation.
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 815
OP 817
DO 10.1136/adc.55.10.815
VO 55
IS 10
A1 N P Mann
YR 1980
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/55/10/815.abstract
AB Three infants are reported who developed gluteal skin necrosis as a result of umbilical arterial catheterisation. It is important to examine the buttocks and back of every baby catheterised, so that early remedial action can be taken.