Can a dose of 2 μg · kg-1 caudal clonidine cause respiratory depression in neonates?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-83

  Breschan, Christian ^a   Krumpholz, Ruth ^a   Likar, Rudolf ^a   Kraschl, Raimund ^a   Schalk, Hannes V ^a  

^a LKH Klagenfurt ^*

Author keywords

Clonidine; Neonate preterm infant; Postoperative apnoea

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OXYGEN; ROPIVACAINE;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; APNEA; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; BLOOD; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; INGUINAL HERNIA; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TESTIS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AMIDES; ANESTHESIA, CAUDAL; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; CLONIDINE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OXYGEN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATION; RISK FACTORS; TESTIS;

EID: 0032585850     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1999.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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