Malposition of endotracheal tube: association with pneumothorax in ventilated neonates

The incidence of pneumothorax in neonates has decreased with of use of antenatal steroids in women at risk of preterm delivery, surfactant treatment and new modes of respiratory support. 1 We reviewed the records of ventilated neonates with a diagnosis of pneumothorax, born between September 1997 an...

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Published in:	Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition Vol. 92; no. 3; pp. F233 - F234
Main Authors:	Niwas, Ram, Nadroo, Ali M, Sutija, Vesna G, Gudavalli, Madhu, Narula, Pramod
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 01-05-2007 BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Group
Subjects:	Case-Control Studies Endotracheal tube displacement Humans Infant, Newborn Intubation, Intratracheal - adverse effects Letters Medical Errors Neonates Pneumothorax Pneumothorax - etiology Premature birth Respiration, Artificial - adverse effects Risk Factors Surfactants Ventilation
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Summary:	The incidence of pneumothorax in neonates has decreased with of use of antenatal steroids in women at risk of preterm delivery, surfactant treatment and new modes of respiratory support. 1 We reviewed the records of ventilated neonates with a diagnosis of pneumothorax, born between September 1997 and September 2003, to identify its risk factors.
Bibliography:	istex:819E9385FF70F09ED76970B50C0FFE1607487E92 Correspondence to:  Dr Ram Niwas  Division of Neonatology, John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County, 1901 West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA; ram_niwas@yahoo.com ark:/67375/NVC-9N57C3ZQ-4 href:fetalneonatal-92-F233-2.pdf local:0920233a SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1
ISSN:	1359-2998 1468-2052
DOI:	10.1136/adc.2006.106245