Stable microbubble test on tracheal aspirate for the diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 140-144

  Seitz, Elizabeth Eckert ^a   Fiori, Humberto Holmer ^a   Luz, Jorge Hecker ^a   Fiori, Renato Machado ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Pulmonary surfactant; Respiratory distress syndrome; Stable microbubble test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; STABLE MICROBUBBLE TEST; TRACHEA;

GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; MICROBUBBLES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUCTION; TRACHEA;

EID: 14044276260     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083126     Document Type: Article

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