Car seat test for preterm infants: comparison with polysomnography
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Car seat test for preterm infants: comparison with polysomnography.
OBJECTIVES To monitor preterm infants in a cot and a car seat and compare an observed car seat trial with polysomnography (PSG). DESIGN Non-randomised controlled trial. SETTING Regional neonatal unit. PATIENTS Preterm infants before discharge. INTERVENTIONS Nap PSG respiratory and sleep variables were measured including gastro-oesophageal pH. Nurse observations included respiratory dist...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1359-2998,1468-2052
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.109488