Lung function tests in neonates and infants with chronic lung disease: Global and regional ventilation inhomogeneity

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-121

  Pillow, J Jane ^a,b,e   Frerichs, Inez ^c   Stocks, Janet ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia; Newborn; Nicotine; Positive end expiratory pressure; Preterm; Respiratory distress syndrome; Surfactant; Ventilation inhomogeneity

Indexed keywords

SURFACTANT;

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VENTILATION; MULTIPLE BREATH INERT GAS WASHOUT; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SINGLE BREATH WASHOUT;

HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 31544482756     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20319     Document Type: Review

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