A CASE REPORT OF NEONATE WITH BLEEDING FROM UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT TREATED BY THROMBIN AND EARLY MILK-FEEDING

Abstract

This case was a male neonate presented with bleeding from upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract. Hemorrhage was improved by the treatment of thrombin followed by milk-feeding, though plasma transfusion was not effective for the improvement in his general condition and hemorrhage.
There is surprisingly little experience to the use of thrombin in the treatment of UGI tract hemorrhage in neonatal period. Significance of the thrombin therapy and milk feeding on patients with UGI tract hemorrhage is emphasized.