Exposure to the pharmaceutical excipients benzyl alcohol and propylene glycol among critically ill neonates

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 256-259

  Shehab, Nadine ^a,b   Lewis, Carrie L ^a   Streetman, Darcie D ^a,b   Donn, Steven M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzyl alcohol; Critical illness; Excipients; Newborn; Propylene glycol; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATRACURIUM; BENZYL ALCOHOL; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; ENALAPRILAT; EXCIPIENT; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PANCURONIUM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PHYTOMENADIONE; PROPOFOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOSE RESPONSE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT;

BENZYL ALCOHOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCIPIENTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68849130244     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31819a383c     Document Type: Article

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