Considering the high frequency of bleeding complications following fibrinolytic treatment, caudal blockade could be used in association with lower doses of tissue plasminogen activator as a possible new therapeutic approach in management of arterial thrombosis in neonates.
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Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital – (Italy) RomaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Neonatology
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De Carolis, M. P., Romagnoli, C., Gasbarrini, A., de Francisci, G., Piersigilli, F., Cremonini, F., Cittadino, M., Pola, P., & Tortorolo, G. (2001). Caudal blockade as alternative therapeutic approach in neonatal arterial thrombosis. European journal of pediatrics, 160(1), 61-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004310000637 (Original work published 2001)