The use of the Laerdal infant resuscitator results in the delivery of high oxygen fractions in the absence of a blender

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-125

  Reise, Katie ^a   Monkman, Shelley ^b   Kirpalani, Haresh ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bag valve mask; Device; Laerdal resuscitator; Neonatal resuscitation; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; LUNG VENTILATION; MANUAL VENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIDAL VOLUME; VENTILATOR;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 57649149283     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.08.021     Document Type: Article

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