A survey of intravenous sodium bicarbonate in neonatal asphyxia among European neonatologists: Gaps between scientific evidence and clinical practice

Neonatology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 170-176

  Sáenz, Pilar ^a   Brugada, Maria ^a   De Jongh, Beatriz ^b   Sola, Augusto ^b   Torres, Ester ^a   Moreno, Lucas ^a   Vento, Máximo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b Ibero American Society of Neonatology (SIBEN)   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Bicarbonate; Intensive care; Questionnaire, European neonatologists; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; SCANDINAVIA;

ACIDOSIS; ACIDOSIS, RESPIRATORY; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; EUROPE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 77956087159     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000313780     Document Type: Article

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