Resolution of pulmonary interstitial emphysema following selective left main stem intubation in a premature newborn: An old procedure revisited

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-186

  Chalak, Lina F ^a,b   Kaiser, Jeffrey R ^a   Arrington, Robert W ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary interstitial emphysema; Selective bronchial intubation; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; STEROID;

AIRWAY PRESSURE; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BREECH PRESENTATION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SELECTIVE LEFT MAIN STEM INTUBATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATROPINE; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHI; HEMORRHAGE; HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMANS; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTUBATION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SUPINE POSITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846142844     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02044.x     Document Type: Article

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