Respiratory Events in Infants Presenting with Apparent Life Threatening Events: Is There an Explanation from Esophageal Motility?
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Apparent life threatening events in infants presenting to an emergency department.
OBJECTIVE To describe the aetiology and outcome of apparent life threatening events (ALTE) presenting to an emergency department (ED), and to assess the value of an initial investigation protocol. DESIGN A 12 month prospective study of infants under 1 year of age who presented to a children's hospital ED after an ALTE. A standardised history sheet and initial investigation protocol were used....
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0022-3476
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.02.003