Transport of infants with congenital heart disease: Benefits of antenatal diagnosis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 655-660

  Gupta, Neelam ^a,b   Leven, Louise ^a   Stewart, Michael ^a   Cheung, Michael ^a   Patel, Neil ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal detection; Congenital heart disease; Newborn transport

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 84900834446     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2231-0     Document Type: Article

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