Meconium aspiration syndrome: An insight

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-157

  Raju, U ^a   Sondhi, V ^b   Patnaik, S K ^a  

^a 7 Air Force Hospital   (India)

^b MILITARY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Amnioinfusion; Meconium aspiration; Surfactant; Tracheal suction; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LUNG SURFACTANT; NITRIC OXIDE; STEROID;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMNIOINFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FETUS MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG LAVAGE; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN CARE; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

EID: 77954530663     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(10)80131-5     Document Type: Article

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