Publications by authors named "Flavia Miranda da Silva Alves"

Objective: Gastroschisis is a defect of the abdominal wall, resulting in congenital evisceration and requiring neonatal intensive care, early surgical correction, and parenteral nutrition. This study evaluated newborns with gastroschisis, seeking to associate nutritional characteristics with time of hospital stay.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of 49 newborns undergoing primary repair of gastroschisis between January 1995 and December 2010.

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