The utility of Foot Length as a Non-Invasive Anthropometric Measurement in Neonates Admitted in NICU in A Tertiary Care Centre in North Karnataka, India

The utility of Foot Length as a Non-Invasive Anthropometric Measurement in Neonates Admitted in NICU in A Tertiary Care Centre in North Karnataka, India

Background: Most newborns in NICU would be on respiratory support either on invasive or non-invasive ventilation and it is difficult to measure anthropometries like weight, length and head circumference in these sick newborns. This study was aimed to determine the correlation of foot length of a new...

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Main Authors: Tanmaya Tyagraj, Siddu Charki, Vijaykumar Biradar, M M Patil, Trimal Kulkarni, S S Kalyanshettar, S V Patil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences
Subjects:
foot length
weight
anthropometry
preterm
newborn
Online Access:http://www.bldeujournalhs.in/article.asp?issn=2468-838X;year=2020;volume=5;issue=3;spage=36;epage=36;aulast=Tyagraj;type=0

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