Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning of meconium-stained neonates before delivery of their shoulders: Multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9434, 2004, Pages 597-602

  Vain, Nestor E ^a,e   Szyld, Edgardo G ^b   Prudent, Luis M ^c   Wiswell, Thomas E ^d   Aguilar, Adriana M ^b   Vivas, Norma I ^c  

^a Sanatorio de la Trinidad   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Diego Paroissien   (Argentina)

^c Otamendi Suizo Argentina Hospitals   (Argentina)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Argentina ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DELIVERY ROOM; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NASOPHARYNGEAL SUCTIONING; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OROPHARYNGEAL SUCTIONING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGENATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUCTION; TACHYPNEA;

EID: 4143095138     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16852-9     Document Type: Article

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