Feasibility of evaluating treatment of early hypotension in extremely low birth weight infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-7

  Vain, Nestor Eduardo ^a,b   Barrington, Keith J ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Sanatorio de la Trinidad Palermo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE; NORADRENALIN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFORMED CONSENT; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSDUCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862769441     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.02.029     Document Type: Editorial

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