The effect of age on the dose of remifentanil for tracheal intubation in infants and children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-27

  Hume Smith, Helen ^b   McCormack, Jon ^c   Montgomery, Carolyne ^a   Brant, Rollin ^a   Malherbe, Stephan ^a   Mehta, Disha ^a   Ansermino, J Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Intravenous; Intubation; Propofol; Remifentanil; Tracheal

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; AGING; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; APNEA; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; GLYCOPYRROLATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PIPERIDINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 73649109594     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03190.x     Document Type: Article

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