Cautionary tales from the neonatal intensive care unit: Diapers may mislead urinary output estimation in extremely low birthweight infants

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-79

  Amey, Mark ^a   Butchard, Natalie ^a   Hanson, Lynne ^a   Kinross, Denise ^a   Mannion, Marie ^a   Parsons, Justine ^a   Wright, Ian M R ^a,b  

^a JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extremely low birth weight; Fluid balance; Humidification; Infant; Intensive care; Premature; Renal function

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; POLYACRYLIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCURACY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DIAPER; EVAPORATION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMIDIFIER; INCUBATOR; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 38049166133     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000298550.29453.7D     Document Type: Article

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