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Electrical impedance tomography to evaluate air distribution prior to extubation in very-low-birth-weight infants: a feasibility study

OBJECTIVES: Nasal continuous positive airway pressure is used as a standard of care after extubation in very-low-birth-weight infants. A pressure of 5 cmH(2)O is usually applied regardless of individual differences in lung compliance. Current methods for evaluation of lung compliance and air distrib...

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Autores principales: de Souza Rossi, Felipe, Yagui, Ana Cristina Zanon, Haddad, Luciana Branco, Deutsch, Alice D'Agostini, Rebello, Celso Moura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3611755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23644854
http://dx.doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2013(03)OA10