Inhaled nitric oxide therapy during the transport of neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension or severe hypoxic respiratory failure

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 166, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1025-1031

  Lowe, Calvin G ^a   Trautwein, Johnn G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University Medical Center of Southern Nevada   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoxemia; Inhaled nitric oxide; Neonates; Persistent pulmonary hypertension; Transport medicine

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY DELAY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; NITRIC OXIDE; PERSISTENT FETAL CIRCULATION SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 34548184374     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0374-y     Document Type: Article

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