Safety profile and efficacy of commonly used analgesics in surgical neonates in Benin City, Nigeria

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 617-622

  Osifo, O David ^a   Aghahowa, E Sylvester ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Efficacy; Neonates; Safety

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANALGESIC AGENT; DIPYRONE; FENTANYL; GLUCOSE; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

APNEA; BREAST MILK; CHILD; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HICCUP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUCUS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SURGERY; NIGERIA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESTLESSNESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ANALGESICS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NIGERIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 54349119757     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1090582     Document Type: Review

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