ED Evaluation of Infants after an Apparent Life-Threatening Event

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-86

  De Piero, Andrew D ^a,b,c   Teach, Stephen J ^a,b   Chamberlain, James M ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

ALTE; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APNEA; APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENT; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ERYTHEMA; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG HEMOSIDEROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; OTITIS MEDIA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUCTION; THRUSH; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 1642308935     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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