Mean arterial pressure in extremely low birth weight concordant and discordant twins during the first day of life

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 526-534

  Cordero, Leandro ^a   Johnson, Jeffrey R ^b,c  

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

^b ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; HEMOGLOBIN; INDOMETACIN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; OSCILLOMETRY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREECLAMPSIA; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TWIN CONCORDANCE; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL CORD;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 0036772890     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210785     Document Type: Article

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