Mortality in meconium aspiration syndrome in hospitalized babies

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 695-699

  Anwar, Zahid ^a   Butt, Tayyaba Khawar ^b   Anjum, Fariha ^b   Kazi, Muhammad Yaqub ^b  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b SERVICES HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Birth asphyxia; HIE; Meconium aspiration syndrome; Mortality; Neonatal ventilation; Pneumothoraces

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOTHORAX; SEPSIS;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; PAKISTAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84856044609     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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