Use of tracheobronchography as a diagnostic tool in ventilator-dependent infants

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 755-759

  MacIntyre, Peter ^a   Peacock, Claire ^a   Gordon, Isky ^a   Mok, Quen ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchomalacia; Bronchoscopy; Intensive care; Neonate; Pediatric; Positive end expiratory pressure; Tracheobronchography; Tracheomalacia; Tracheostomy; Ventilator dependence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFANT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; VENTILATOR;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHI; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CRITICAL CARE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; TRACHEA; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 0031944733     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199804000-00028     Document Type: Article

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