Preventing corneal abrasions in critically ill children receiving neuromuscular blockade: A randomized, controlled trial

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Sorce, Lauren R ^a   Hamilton, Susan M ^b   Gauvreau, Kimberlee ^b   Mets, Marilyn B ^a   Hunter, David G ^b   Rahmani, Bahram ^a   Wu, Carolyn ^d   Curley, Martha A Q ^b,c  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Cornea; Infant; Lubrication; Neuromuscular blockade; Ophthalmic solution; Pediatric critical care; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

MINERAL OIL; VECURONIUM; WHITE PETROLATUM; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ABRASION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ABRASION; CORNEA DISEASE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE PROTECTION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; EYELID CLOSURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; INJURY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EYE INJURIES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LUBRICANTS; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE;

EID: 68849126355     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181956ccf     Document Type: Article

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