Jornal de pediatria
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Jornal de pediatria · Sep 2004
Multicenter Study[Assessment of intubation procedures at reference pediatric and neonatal intensive care units].
To describe intubation procedures in two pediatric and two neonatal intensive care units in the city of Porto Alegre. ⋯ There was no established routine for intubation procedures in the units studied, and the use of muscle relaxants was not usual. The absence of adequate muscle relaxation is associated with more intubation attempts, difficulties and hypoxemia during the intubation procedure.
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Jornal de pediatria · Sep 2004
The role of sample collection timing on interleukin-6 levels in early-onset neonatal sepsis.
To assess different perinatal findings and sample collection timing in newborns with early-onset sepsis comparing those with low IL-6 levels to the ones with high levels. ⋯ Sample collection timing is an important factor for detection of high plasma IL-6 level in newborn infants with early-onset sepsis.