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Omphalocele Repair
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Omphalocele Repair: Convalescence & Recovery
The infant will be cared for postoperatively in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The patient is placed in an isolette (incubator) to provide warmth and prevent infection. Oxygen is given and mechanical ventilation is often required. Intravenous fluids, antibiotics, and pain medications will be given as needed.
A nasogastric tube will be in place to keep the stomach emptied of gastric secretions. Feedings are started by nasogastric tube as soon as bowel function resumes. Feedings are started very slowly, and often infants are reluctant to feed. These babies may need feeding therapy and lots of encouragement.
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• Definition
• Omphalocele Repair: Overview & Description
• Omphalocele Repair: Indications
• Omphalocele Repair: Expectations after Surgery
• Omphalocele Repair: Convalescence & Recovery
• Omphalocele Repair: Risks
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Gastroschisis
• Imperforate Anus
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Intrauterine Growth Restriction
• Omphalocele
• Peritonitis
Tests & Exams
• Ultrasound
Surgery & Procedures
• Feeding Tube Insertion - Gastrostomy
• Gastroschisis Repair
Other Topics
• Aspiration
• Bleeding
• Breathing Difficulty
• Heimlich Maneuver
• Intravenous
• Lump in the Abdomen
• Muscle Function Loss
• Pain Medications
• Stress and Anxiety
Review Date : 2/10/2003
Reviewed By : James P. Dolan, M.D., Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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