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Immediately after transfer to our neonatal intensive care unit, the baby was nursed in a humidified incubator maintained at 33(C. As peripheral venous access was difficult, an umbilical venous line was set up. An extra 25% allowance was provided for fluid and calorie requirements from the first day. After taking appropriate cultures, antibiotics were commenced in order to prevent infection. Vaseline containing five percent lactic acid and local antiseptics were applied topically. Ectropion was covered with eye pads soaked in saline.

Initially progress was slow. The plate like scales split and peeled off revealing glazed and erythematous skin underneath. There were necrotic areas on the tips of the fingers. He did not tolerate oral or N/G feeding and parenteral route for nutrition was used. His temperature was 38(C on the 16th day of admission. He was investigated for possible sites of sepsis. Twenty-one days after admission he had a cardiorespiratory arrest. A post-mortem examination could not be conducted. No micro-organisms grew in the cultures.

phantasmagoria wrote:http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijpn/vol2n1/harlequin.xml

urg, that's nasty. Don't click the link if you don't want nightmares

Immediately after transfer to our neonatal intensive care unit, the baby was nursed in a humidified incubator maintained at 33(C. As peripheral venous access was difficult, an umbilical venous line was set up. An extra 25% allowance was provided for fluid and calorie requirements from the first day. After taking appropriate cultures, antibiotics were commenced in order to prevent infection. Vaseline containing five percent lactic acid and local antiseptics were applied topically. Ectropion was covered with eye pads soaked in saline.

Initially progress was slow. The plate like scales split and peeled off revealing glazed and erythematous skin underneath. There were necrotic areas on the tips of the fingers. He did not tolerate oral or N/G feeding and parenteral route for nutrition was used. His temperature was 38(C on the 16th day of admission. He was investigated for possible sites of sepsis. Twenty-one days after admission he had a cardiorespiratory arrest. A post-mortem examination could not be conducted. No micro-organisms grew in the cultures.

Why even bother to try and keep him alive? it's pretty obvious he's fucked.

DRuM wrote:

ajerara wrote:it's too bad you can't euthanize people in some cases. They would never let a dog suffer his whole life with a condition like that.

Dr_Watson wrote:is that his "helper" ?

Pauly wrote:Makes you realise how grateful you should be really, even Brisk.