1. Exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in premature neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit in Taiwan
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Pen-Hua Su, Jia-Yuh Chen, Po Chin Huang, Hua-Pin Chang, Shu-Li Wang, Yan-Zin Chang, and Hsin-I Haung
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Male ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Blood transfusion ,Neonatal intensive care unit ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Phthalic Acids ,Taiwan ,Gestational Age ,Urine ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Diethylhexyl Phthalate ,Intensive Care Units, Neonatal ,Catheterization, Peripheral ,Intubation, Intratracheal ,Birth Weight ,Humans ,Infant, Very Low Birth Weight ,Medicine ,Prospective Studies ,Continuous positive airway pressure ,Urinary concentration ,Polyvinyl Chloride ,Intubation, Gastrointestinal ,business.industry ,Infant, Newborn ,Phthalate ,Chest tube ,Low birth weight ,chemistry ,Anesthesia ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Biomarkers ,Infant, Premature - Abstract
OBJECTIVE Neonates are exposed to high levels of di(2ethylhexyl) phthalate through numerous medical procedures in the neonatal intensive care unit. Our aim was to assess the contribution of specific medical devices to the di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate exposure of neonates. DESIGN Prospective. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS We recruited 32 premature neonates, 20 with very low birth weight (
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- 2012
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