Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 62-67 , June 2010

Evaluation of Risk Factors for Postoperative Prolonged Intubation in Premature Infants After Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity

  • Tsung-Hsiao Shih

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Siu-Wah Chau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University and Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chien-Cheng Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Hung-Shu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • His-Kung Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Sheng-Chun Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Wen-Ying Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao Shung, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 20 January 2009 ,Revised 5 February 2010 ,Accepted 10 February 2010.

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PII: S1875-4597(10)60015-X

doi: 10.1016/S1875-4597(10)60015-X

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica
Volume 48, Issue 2 , Pages 62-67 , June 2010

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