Analgesic trials in neonates: Observations, pitfalls and recommendations

Paediatric and Perinatal Drug Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 203-210

  Van Dijk, Monique ^a   Tibboel, Dick ^a   Van Den Anker, John ^a,b   Simons, Sinno ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Clinical trials; Neonates

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROPACETAMOL;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANALGESIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART RATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTENSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645571869     PISSN: 14630095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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