Current practices of high and low flow oxygen therapy and humidification in UK neonatal units

Pediatrics International

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 893-894

  Nath, Puneet ^a   Ponnusamy, Vennila ^a   Willis, Kate ^b   Bissett, Leigh ^c   Clarke, Paul ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMIDIFIER; LETTER; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; NEWBORN CARE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY;

EID: 78650483924     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2010.03274.x     Document Type: Letter

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