The safety of a nitric oxide inhalation system using a conventional infant respirator

Pediatrics International

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-146

  Shibata, Yoshihiro ^a   Okamoto, Kazufumi ^a   Sato, Toshihide ^a   Kukita, Ichiro ^a   Kikuta, Koichi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence method; Inhaled nitric oxide; Nitrogen dioxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; GAS ANALYSIS; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG INJURY; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR;

HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0029926244     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1996.tb03457.x     Document Type: Article

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