Subgaleal hemorrhage in a premature infant with congenital diaphragmatic hernia following vacuum-assisted delivery

✍ Scribed by Robert Posen; Philip T.C. Chan; Robert A. deLemos

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 186 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1057-0802
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6661(199805/06)7:3<132::aid-mfm6>3.0.co;2-l

✦ Synopsis

An infant with congenital diaphragmatic hernia was delivered by vacuum extraction, with a resultant subgaleal hemorrhage that excluded him from ECMO. The literature regarding vacuum-assisted delivery and birth trauma is reviewed in the context of congenital anomalies that may require ECMO support, and recommendations for perinatal management are suggested.