Combined oesophageal impedance-pH monitoring in preterm newborn: Comparison of two options for layout analysis

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Corvaglia, L ^a   Mariani, E ^a   Aceti, A ^a   Capretti, M G ^a   Ancora, G ^a   Faldella, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal reflux; Multichannel intraluminal impedance; PH monitoring; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FEMALE; FOOD REGURGITATION; GASTRIC PH MONITORING; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; STOMACH PH;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION;

EID: 70049090102     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01301.x     Document Type: Article

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