Journal article
Success rate and neonatal morbidities associated with early extubation in extremely low birth weight infants
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Mechanical ventilation improves survival of preterm infants with respiratory failure. The aim of this study was to determine the success rate and short-term neonatal morbidities of early extubation in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants in a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective cohort study of ELBW infants admitted to a tertiary. neonatal intensive care referral …
Authors
Al Faleh K; Liew K; Anabrees J; Thevathasan K; Paes B
Journal
Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 577–580
Publisher
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Publication Date
November 2011
DOI
10.4103/0256-4947.87092
ISSN
0256-4947