Experience of a tertiary care center on 100 newborns with neural tube defects

Aygun C., Vurucu S., Cakmak-Celik F., Dagcinar A., Tanyeri B., Kucukoduk S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.55, no.4, pp.359-364, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.359-364
  • Keywords: neural tube defect, newborn, folic acid, operation, complication, cost, ACID, FORTIFICATION, EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the sociodemographic features, postoperative complications, long-term problems, and cost of care of patients followed in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with a diagnosis of neural tube defects (NTDs).