Estimating the endotracheal tube insertion depth in newborns using weight or gestation: A randomised trial

Neonatology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 167-172

  Flinn, Aisling M ^a   Travers, Colm P ^a   Laffan, Eoghan E ^b   O'Donnell, Colm P F ^a,c,d  

^a Department of Neonatology ^*  (Norway)

^b NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c National Children's Research Centre   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Endotracheal intubation; Gestational age; Infant; Newborn; Randomised trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT MALFORMATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT ANOMALY; VERTEBRA; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRACHEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; TRACHEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84921342487     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000369375     Document Type: Article

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