Are newborns receiving premedication before elective intubation?

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 286-289

  Sarkar, Subratas ^a,c   Schumacher, R E ^a   Baumgart, S ^b   Donn, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Elective endotracheal intubation; Premedication

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; E-MAIL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMEDICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDATION; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DATA COLLECTION; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREMEDICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646109059     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211499     Document Type: Article

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