Selective fiberoptic left main-stem intubation to treat bronchial laceration in an extremely low birth weight neonate

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 707-710

  Van Dorn, Charlotte S ^a   Sittig, Steven E ^a   Koch, Cody A ^a   Thompson, Dana M ^a   Carey, William A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchial laceration; Extremely low birth weight; Fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Neonate; Pneumothorax; Selective bronchial intubation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LUNG SURFACTANT; BETAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LACERATION; LUNG VENTILATION; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; OSCILLATOR; PATIENT POSITIONING; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RESUSCITATION; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL LACERATION; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BRONCHI; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION; LACERATIONS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THORACOSTOMY;

EID: 77952741208     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.03.022     Document Type: Article

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