Assessment of the prevalence of microaspiration by gastric pepsin in the airway of ventilated children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-60

  Gopalareddy, Vani ^a   He, Zhaoping ^b   Soundar, Sam ^b   Bolling, Laura ^b   Shah, Mansi ^b   Penfil, Scott ^b   McCloskey, John J ^c   Mehta, Devendra I ^d  

^a Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d NEMOURS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric pepsin; Tracheal aspirates; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

PEPSIN A;

ACID ASPIRATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROASPIRATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE; TRACHEOSTOMY; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; INTENSIVE CARE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; PEPSIN A; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 38349059178     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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