Doxapram versus methylxanthine for apnea in preterm infants

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2000, Issue 4, 2000, Pages

  Henderson Smart, David J ^c   Steer, Peter A ^a   Haughton, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; CAFFEINE; DOXAPRAM; METHYLXANTHINE; THEOPHYLLINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN APNEA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; APNEA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AMINOPHYLLINE; APNEA; DOXAPRAM; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AGENTS; THEOPHYLLINE; XANTHINES;

EID: 0034566621     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000075     Document Type: Review

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