Improving compliance with pulse oximetry alarm limits for very preterm infants?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 255-258

  Mills, Bernice A ^a   Davis, Peter G ^b   Donath, Susan M ^b   Clucas, Luisa M ^c   Doyle, Lex W ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alarm limits; Oximetry; Oxygen targeting; Very preterm infant

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEWBORN; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ALARM MONITOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OXIMETRY; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL ALARMS; DATA COLLECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OXIMETRY; PREMATURE BIRTH; VICTORIA;

EID: 77952566714     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01680.x     Document Type: Article

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