Pilot study in neonates using low-level laser therapy in the immediate postoperative period of myelomeningocele

Pilot study in neonates using low-level laser therapy in the immediate postoperative period of myelomeningocele

Objective: To analyze the tissue repair behavior after corrective surgical incision in neonates submitted to low-level laser therapy, in an attempt to diminish the incidence of postoperative dehiscence following the surgery for myelomeningocele performed immediately after birth. Methods: It is a pro...

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Main Authors: Nathali Cordeiro Pinto, Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto, Eduardo Joaquim Lopes Alho, Elisabeth Matheus Yoshimura, Vera Lucia Jornada Krebs, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Maria Cristina Chavantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2010-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Infant
newborn
Congenital
hereditary
and neonatal diseases and abnormalities/surgery
Laser therapy
low-level
Surgical wound dehiscence/ prevention & control
Meningomyelocele/surgery
Guided tissue regeneration/methods
Postoperative complications
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