Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 507-512 , March 2010

Incidence of septicemia immediately after elective gastrointestinal contrast procedures in infants: a cohort study

  • Ziad Abu-Sharar

      Affiliations

    • Children's and Women's Health Center of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3V4
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Ashley Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Children's and Women's Health Center of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3V4
    • ,
  • Pascal M. Lavoie

      Affiliations

    • Children's and Women's Health Center of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3V4
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Child and Family Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4H4
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Children's and Women's Health Center of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3V4. Tel.: +1 604 875 2135; fax: +1 604 875 3106.

Received 1 April 2009 ,Revised 20 June 2009 ,Accepted 6 July 2009.

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PII: S0022-3468(09)00583-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.07.023

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 507-512 , March 2010

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