Does caffeine prevent hypoxaemic episodes in premature infants? - A randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 288-291

  Bucher, H U ^a   Duc, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Caffeine; Hypoxaemia; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY;

ANOXEMIA; BLOOD GAS MONITORING, TRANSCUTANEOUS; BRADYCARDIA; CAFFEINE; CITRATES; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0023930667     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00442697     Document Type: Article

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