Management of children intubated for status epilepticus: Current practice in West Yorkshire

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 855-

  Davison, Kathryn Elizabeth ^a   Cooper, Sian ^b  

^a PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EPILEPTIC STATE; EXTUBATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 84866087426     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302116     Document Type: Letter

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