Use of inhaled nitric oxide in preterm infants: A regional survey of practices

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 347-350

  Sasi, Arun ^a   Sehgal, Arvind ^a,b  

^a MONASH CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Inhaled nitric oxide; Practice; Preterm; Survey

Indexed keywords

INHALED NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MONITORING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; NEONATOLOGIST; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; INHALED NITRIC OXIDE; PRACTICE; PRETERM; SURVEY;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEW ZEALAND; NITRIC OXIDE; PERSISTENT FETAL CIRCULATION SYNDROME; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84903533730     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.04.014     Document Type: Article

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