Serial bronchoalveolar lavage of preterm infants is not associated with chest radiological changes

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 313-318

  Vyas, Julian ^a   Tudor, Gareth ^b   Rickett, Andrew ^b   Kotecha, Sailesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Preterm infants; Radiological scores

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTUBATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG LOBE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LUNG; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 0036261437     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-002-0949-1     Document Type: Article

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