Developing a systems approach to prevent meconium aspiration syndrome: Lessons learned from multinational studies

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue , 2008, Pages S30-S35

  Bhutani, V K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; SURFACTANT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FETUS DISTRESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERMITTENT MANDATORY VENTILATION; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG INJURY; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PARALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; SUCTION; TACHYPNEA; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; FETAL DISTRESS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MECONIUM; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; PERINATAL CARE;

EID: 57549083779     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.159     Document Type: Article

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