Gastro-oesophageal reflux increases the number of apnoeas in very preterm infants

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Corvaglia, Luigi ^a,b   Zama, D ^a   Gualdi, S ^a   Ferlini, M ^a   Aceti, A ^a   Faldella, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Neonatologia e Terapia Intensiva Neonatale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOSE AIRFLOW; PH; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY;

APNEA; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67650032604     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.143198     Document Type: Article

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