Nasal CPAP in preterm infants - Does it work and how?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1689-1691

  Hammer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; FACE MASK; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MECHANICS; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THORAX PRESSURE; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0035209848     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-001-1108-2     Document Type: Editorial

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