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Systematic review of the role of pre‐oxygenation for tracheal suctioning in ventilated newborn infants
Author(s) -
Pritchard MA,
Flenady V,
Woodgate P
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00123.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oxygenation , intensive care medicine , intensive care , anesthesia
Pre‐oxygenation for endotracheal suctioning for mechanically ventilated infants is routine practice in many neonatal intensive care units. In the present systematic review the evidence to support its use is discussed and the authors conclude that no confident recommendations can be made from the results of this review.