Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 7 (2014) 13–19 DOI 10.3233/NPM-1475313 IOS Press
Original Research
Impact of umbilical catheterization on morbidity and mortality in extremely premature newborns David G. Oelberga,b,∗ , Ashlynn Bakerb , Deborah Quastb and Leslie Worleyb a Department b Children’s
of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA
Received 9 July 2013 Revised 25 November 2013 Accepted 8 January 2014
Abstract. OBJECTIVE: Investigate the benefit of umbilical catheterization upon survival and selected morbidities in extremely premature newborns (