%0 Journal Article
%T Pentoxifilina en enterocolitis necrosante avanzada
%A Palmero
%A Maria Isabel
%A Rojas
%A Raiza
%A P¨¦rez
%A Francisco
%A Gonz¨¢lez
%A Ricardo
%J Revista de Obstetricia y Ginecolog¨ªa de Venezuela
%D 2005
%I Sociedad de Obstetricia y Ginecolog¨ªa de Venezuela
%X objective: evaluate the use of pentoxifylline in patients, with the diagnosis of established necrotizing enterocolitis, to avoid the reperfusion syndrome or progression of the disease. method: prospective study with cross-sectional descriptive analysis of 20 patients, with diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis, stage ii (defined) or (iii) advances. setting: deparment of pediatric. maternity "conception palacios". results: in 90 % of the patients (18 cases) the evolution was satisfactory, all of them survivor and only 2 cases (10%) were death. conclusions: the use of the pentoxifylline, can avoid oxidative stress or reperfusion syndrome, diminishing the morbi-mortality of the patients and with no need to resort to surgery.
%K newborn
%K necrotizin£¿ enterocolitis£¿
%K intestinal£¿ perforation£¿ pentoxifylline£¿
%K reperfusion syndrome.
%U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0048-77322005000300006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en