Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in preterm twins on continuous positive airway pressure [1]

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 671-673

  Arioni, Cesare ^a   Bellini, Carlo ^a   Scopesi, Fabio ^a   Mazzella, Massimo ^a   Serra, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; IBUPROFEN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APGAR SCORE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY INTERSTITIAL EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TWINS;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; PREMATURE BIRTH; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 33751326536     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050600853344     Document Type: Letter

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