Is induction of fetal diuresis with intraamniotic furosemide effective for the removal of intestinal waste products from amniotic fluid?

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HAKGÜDER F. G., Ates O., OLGUNER M., Sisman A., Akgur F.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, cilt.12, sa.5, ss.293-298, 2002 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 5
• Basım Tarihi: 2002
• Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-2002-35958
• Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.293-298
• Anahtar Kelimeler: gastroschisis, amniotic fluid, intestinal damage, intraamniotic furosemide
• Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: In gastroschisis, contact with amniotic fluid (AF) causes intestinal damage. Intraamniotic meconium has been shown. to be responsible for the intestinal damage, and intestinal damage has been shown to correlate with intraamniotic meconium concentrations. Intraamniotic meconium below a threshold level does not cause intestinal damage. Intraamniotic meconium concentrations can be lowered by AF exchange. Can induction of foetal diuresis by an intraamniotic injection of furosemide be used as an alternative method for the same purpose?