Methadone dosage for prevention of opioid withdrawal in children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 805-810

  Siddappa, Rajashekhar ^a   Fletcher, James E ^b   Heard, Andrew M B ^c   Kielma, Donna ^a   Cimino, Michael ^a   Heard, Christopher M B ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical care; Drug tolerance; Methadone; Narcotics; Pediatrics; Substance; Withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISM; PROPHYLAXIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0344826544     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01153.x     Document Type: Article

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