In-vivo-and in-vitro evaluation of the 5 French neonatal gastric tonometer

Introduction - Gastrointestinal tonometry has been widely used in adult practice for the early detection of shock and multi-organ failure. Its application in paediatrics has been limited by unsuitably large tonometers and doubt about the accuracy of measurements when saline is used as a tonometric f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thorburn, Kentigern
Other Authors: Harrison, V
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26488