Analgesics, sedatives and neuromuscular blockers as part of end-of-life decisions in Dutch NICUs

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Verhagen, A A E ^a   Dorscheidt, J H H M ^b   Engels, B ^a   Hubben, J H ^b   Sauer, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; SEDATIVE AGENT; VECURONIUM;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPHYXIA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; TERMINAL CARE;

ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MEDICAL FUTILITY; NETHERLANDS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 70350452570     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.149260     Document Type: Article

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