Prone versus supine positioning in the well preterm infant: Effects on work of breathing and breathing patterns

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 754-758

  Levy, Jennifer ^a   Habib, Robert H ^b   Liptsen, Ellina ^a   Singh, Rachana ^a   Kahn, Doron ^a   Steele, Andrew M ^a   Courtney, Sherry E ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing pattern; Preterm infant; Prone positioning; Respiratory function; Supine positioning; Work of breathing

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; THORAX PRESSURE; TIDAL VOLUME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRONE POSITION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SUPINE POSITION; TIDAL VOLUME; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 33746654980     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20435     Document Type: Article

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