Use of premedication for intubation in tertiary neonatal units in the United Kingdom

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 653-658

  Chaudhary, Rajiv ^a   Chonat, Satheesh ^a   Gowda, Harsha ^b   Clarke, Paul ^b   Curley, Anna ^a,c  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Rosie Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endotracheal; Intubation; Neonate; Premedication

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PANCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH SURVEY; NEWBORN CARE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ATROPINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; PAIN; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION;

EID: 67149131850     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02829.x     Document Type: Article

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