Apnea frequently persists beyond term gestation in infants delivered at 24 to 28 weeks

Pediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 354-359

  Eichenwald, Eric C ^a,b,c   Aina, Abimbola ^a   Stark, Ann R ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Joint Program in Neonatology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea; Control of breathing; Discharge planning; Extremely low birth weight infant; Physiologic monitoring; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030883277     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.100.3.354     Document Type: Article

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