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In non-trachestomised patients of tetanus neonatorum adoption of semiprone position and continuous intragastric drip led to a marked decrease in the rate of aspiration and a six-fold decrease in the rate of chest infections as compared with the patients managed in supine position and given bulk feeds.
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Verma, Y.S., Verma, J.S. & Dattal, M.S. Semiprone position and continuous intragastric drip in conservative management of tetanus neonatorum. Indian J Pediatr 47, 385–387 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02759834
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