Aspiration of Gastric Contents in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome without Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-246

  Krous, Henry F ^a,b   Masoumi, Homeyra ^a   Haas, Elisabeth A ^a   Chadwick, Amy E ^a   Stanley, Christina ^c   Thach, Bradley T ^d  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY POSTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH SUCTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

AUTOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG; MALE; PROBABILITY; PRONE POSITION; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 33847293686     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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