Be vigilant during use of intrathecal clonidine in former preterm infants

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-

  Garg, Rakesh ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LETTER; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CLONIDINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 57449094598     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02872.x     Document Type: Letter

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