Selective surfactant prophylaxis in preterm infants born at ≤31 weeks' gestation using the stable microbubble test in gastric aspirates

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-70

  Fiori, Humberto H ^a   Fritscher, Carlos C ^a   Fiori, Renato M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STOMACH SUCTION;

GASTRIC JUICE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MICROBUBBLES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30844445643     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2006.008     Document Type: Article

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