Maternal ventilation and sedation for H1N1 influenza resulting in fetal bladder rupture and urinary ascites

Tejasvi Chaudhari, Meiri Robertson, David Ellwood, Erroll Simpson, Zsuzsoka Kecskes, Alison L. Kent*

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    Abstract

    Urinary ascites in a newborn infant is unusual and most commonly results from bladder perforation following umbilical arterial catheterisation or obstructive uropathy. The following report describes a case of fetal bladder rupture with urinary ascites in a mother ventilated and sedated with narcotics and benzodiazepines for H1N1 influenza. This was associated with a unique biochemical profile of hyponatraemia and elevated serum urea and creatinine characteristic of urinary autodialysis in the neonate.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)E97-E100
    JournalJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume49
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2013

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