Fentanyl-induced chest wall rigidity and laryngospasm in preterm and term infants

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 836-839

  Fahnenstich, Hubert ^a   Steffan, Joanne ^b   Kau, Nikolaus ^b   Bartmann, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chest wall rigidity; Drugs; Fentanyl; Laryngospasm; Muscle rigidity; Naloxone; Newborn; Preterm infant; Respiratory distress

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NALOXONE;

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; LARYNX SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0034080653     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200003000-00037     Document Type: Article

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