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Neonatal aspiration of meconium
Aspiração neonatal de mecônio
CategoryDefinition
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS) is defined as respiratory distress in an infant born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid with roentgenographic findings consistent with MAS and whose symptoms could not be otherwise explained.
Exclusions
- Meconium passage during delivery
- Meconium staining
Index Terms
Neonatal aspiration of meconiummeconium aspiration syndromemeconium aspiration syndrome of newbornmeconium inhalationMAS - [meconium aspiration syndrome]meconium aspiration NOSmeconium aspiration syndrome NOSmeconium pneumonitismeconium stained liqueur aspiration