Targeted neonatal echocardiography (TnECHO) service in a Canadian neonatal intensive care unit: A 4-year experience

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 687-690

  El Khuffash, A ^a   Herbozo, C ^b   Jain, A ^b,c   Lapointe, A ^b   Mcnamara, P J ^b,c,d  

^a ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

echocardiography; intensive care; neonate

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART PERFORMANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; TARGETED NEONATAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CANADA; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84883460354     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.42     Document Type: Article

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