What (not) to do at and after delivery? Prevention and management of meconium aspiration syndrome

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 621-626

  Vain, Nestor E ^a,b   Szyld, Edgardo G ^a,b   Prudent, Luis M ^a,b   Aguilar, Adriana M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^{b *}  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Endotracheal; Infant; Intubation; Meconium aspiration; Newborn; Pulmonary hypertension; Resuscitation; Suction

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DELIVERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STEROIDS;

EID: 70350073846     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.09.013     Document Type: Review

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