Systemic air embolism in an extremely low birthweight infant treated with high-frequency oscillatory ventilation

Pediatrics International

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 681-683

  Maruyama, Kenichi ^a   Koizumi, Takenobu ^a  

^a Gunma Children's Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air embolism; Extremely low birthweight infant; High frequency oscillatory ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR EMBOLISM; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; NEWBORN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOXEMIA;

EMBOLISM, AIR; HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 0029856036     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1996.tb03731.x     Document Type: Article

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