Prevention of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants through changes in clinical practice and SpO2 technology

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 188-192

  Castillo, Armando ^a   Deulofeut, Richard ^b   Critz, Ann ^c   Sola, Augusto ^d  

^a Northeast Georgia Medical Center   (United States)

^b Pediatrix Medical Group   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Iberoamerican Society of Neonatology   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperoxemia; Laser surgery; Newborns; Oxygen therapy; Prevention; Pulse oximetry saturation; Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP); Signal extraction technology (SET)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OXYGEN TENSION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 78651365432     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02001.x     Document Type: Article

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