Apnea of prematurity - Perfect storm

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 213-222

  Di Fiore, Juliann M ^a   Martin, Richard J ^a   Gauda, Estelle B ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic lung disease; Hypoxia; Lung inflammation; Peripheral arterial chemoreceptors; Preterm infant; Pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; INDOMETACIN; METHYLXANTHINE; OXYGEN;

APNEA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING DISORDER; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC INTERMITTENT HYPOXEMIA; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMORBIDITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GAS EXCHANGE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG DYSPLASIA; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG INJURY; NEWBORN APNEA; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGENATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY;

CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; HYPOXIA; LUNG INFLAMMATION; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL CHEMORECEPTORS; PRETERM INFANT; PULSE OXIMETRY;

APNEA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES;

EID: 84886289918     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.05.026     Document Type: Review

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