The frequency of apneas in premature infants after inguinal hernia repair: do they need overnight monitoring in the intensive care unit?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 865-868

  Murphy, James J ^a   Swanson, Todd ^a   Ansermino, Mark ^a   Milner, Ruth ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

ICU monitoring; Inguinal hernia repair; Postoperative apnea; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

SEVOFLURANE;

APNEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

APNEA; BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; COMORBIDITY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 43249125497     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.028     Document Type: Article

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