Home management of upper airway obstruction in Pierre Robin Sequence using a nasopharyngeal airway

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-273

  Anderson, K D ^a,c   Cole, A ^b   Chuo, C B ^a   Slator, R ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b West Midlands Cleft Service

^c WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feeding tube; Pierre Robin; Upper airway obstruction

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CLEFT PALATE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248335748     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/06-020     Document Type: Review

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