Preterm male infants need more initial respiratory and circulatory support than female infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 529-533

  Hansen Pupp, I ^a   Hellstrom Westas L ^a   Elsmén, Emma ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Carbon dioxide; Gender; Outcome; Preterm

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INOTROPISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144357399     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410024998     Document Type: Article

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