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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 138-139 |
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Elevated liver enzymes in association with vasopressin use in a neonate
Shabih Manzar
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
Correspondence Address:
Shabih Manzar
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/jcn.jcn_128_20
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Vasopressin has been used in neonates for refractory hypotension. Elevation in liver enzymes due to mesenteric mucosal hypoperfusion has been associated with the use of vasopressin in adults. We present a case of a neonate that develop elevated liver enzymes in association with vasopressin use and migration of umbilical venous catheter.
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