Use of naloxone during neonatal resuscitation in Australia: Compliance with published guidelines

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 795-798

  Gill, Andrew W ^a,b   Colvin, Joanne ^c  

^a KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Guideline; Naloxone; Neonatal resuscitation

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESUSCITATION;

AUSTRALIA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; RESUSCITATION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 36349006986     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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