Premedication before intubation in UK neonatal units

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Whyte, Simon ^a   Birrell, Ginny ^b   Wyllie, Jonathan ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intubation; Premedication; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PANCURONIUM; PHENOBARBITAL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034023349     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.82.1.F38     Document Type: Article

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