Procedural hazards of neonatal ultrasonography
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Procedural hazards of neonatal ultrasonography.
Neonatal ultrasonography entails potential procedural hazards to the newborn infant. When performing ultrasound studies, the examiner may inadvertently move the endotracheal tube or may facilitate the spread of infection from one baby to another. The examiner should also be aware that the pressure of applying the transducer to the scalp is transmitted to the central nervous system and that the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0091-2751,1097-0096
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.1870140506