Pepsin, a reliable marker of gastric aspiration, is frequently detected in tracheal aspirates from premature ventilated neonates: Relationship with feeding and methylxanthine therapy

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 336-341

  Farhath, Sabeena ^a   Aghai, Zubair H ^b   Nakhla, Tarek ^b   Saslow, Judy ^b   He, Zhaoping ^a   Soundar, Sam ^a   Mehta, Devendra I ^c  

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

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NEMOURS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric aspiration; Gastroesophageal reflux; Methylxanthine; Pepsin; Premature infants

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; CAFFEINE CITRATE; METHYLXANTHINE; PEPSIN A;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH SUCTION; TRACHEA;

AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FOOD; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LUNG DISEASES; PEPSIN A; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SUCTION; TRACHEA; XANTHINES;

EID: 33748532492     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000232015.56155.03     Document Type: Article

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