A trial of spontaneous breathing to determine the readiness for extubation in very low birth weight infants: A prospective evaluation

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Kamlin, C O F ^a   Davis, P G ^a,b   Argus, B ^a   Mills, B ^a   Morley, C J ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EVALUATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS BREATHING TRIAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 47849106984     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.129890     Document Type: Article

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