Noise levels during nCPAP are flow-dependent but not device-dependent

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Karam, Oliver ^a,c   Donatiello, C ^a   Van Lancker, E ^b   Chritin, V ^b   Pfister, R E ^a   Rimensberger, P C ^a  

^a University Hospital and Medical Faculty of Geneva   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c Hopital des Enfants Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MOUTH CAVITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; NOISE INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; VENTILATOR;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; NOISE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 41449118687     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.129098     Document Type: Article

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