Comparison of morphine requirements for sedation in Down's syndrome and non-Down's patients following paediatric cardiac surgery

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-233

  Gakhal, Balvinder ^a   Scott, Christy Silvius ^b,c   Macnab, Andrew J ^c  

^a Enderby British Columbia ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Down's; Pharmacokinetics; Postoperative analgesia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CHLORAL HYDRATE; DIAZEPAM; DIMETHYLTUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PANCURONIUM; PARACETAMOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORPHINE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031801102     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1998.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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