Respiratory severity score and extubation readiness in very low birth weight infants.

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The respiratory severity score (RSS) is a byproduct of mean airway pressure (MAP) and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2). We sought to determine whether RSS could be used as a screening tool to predict extubation readiness in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pediatr Neonatol

Title: Pediatrics and neonatology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 2212-1692

ISSN (Print): 1875-9572

Publication date (Electronic): May 10 2017

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[1 ] Department of Pediatrics, Metro Health Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: mmhanna@metrohealth.org.

[2 ] Department of Pediatrics, Metro Health Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

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Publisher Item ID: S1875-9572(17)30285-1

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2016.12.006

PubMed ID: 28539199

SO-VID: bb9fe030-000c-4973-b04a-7f506c90e779

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Keywords: extubation,mechanical ventilation,respiratory severity score,very low birth weight

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Keywords: extubation, mechanical ventilation, respiratory severity score, very low birth weight

Respiratory severity score and extubation readiness in very low birth weight infants.

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