A comparison of two airway suctioning frequencies in mechanically ventilated, very-low-birthweight infants

Respiratory Care

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 783-788

  Cordero, Leandro ^a   Sananes, Mercedes ^a   Ayers, Leona W ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Endotracheal suctioning frequency; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; STANDARD; SUCTION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SUCTION;

EID: 0035433929     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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