Hospital admissions for respiratory symptoms and failure to thrive before and after Nissen fundoplication

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-65

  Lee, Steven L ^a   Shabatian, Hooman ^a   Hsu, Jin Wen ^a   Applebaum, Harry ^a   Haigh, Philip I ^a  

^a Division of Pediatric Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Antireflux procedure; Aspiration pneumonia; Nissen fundoplication; Pediatric gastroesophageal reflux

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APNEA; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APNEA; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 38149136410     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.020     Document Type: Article

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