| Literature DB >> 533302 |
M F Robert, D J Schultz, B Wolf, W D Cochran, A L Schwartz.
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A moribund newborn infant with propionic acidaemia and severe hyperammonaemia was successfully treated by peritoneal dialysis. The removal of ammonia and possibly additional toxic metabolites by peritoneal dialysis may be life-saving in newborn infants with propionic acidaemia or other hyperammonaemic syndromes.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 533302 PMCID: PMC1545766 DOI: 10.1136/adc.54.12.962
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791