Remifentanil in children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-255

  Sammartino, Maria ^a   Garra, Rossella ^a   Sbaraglia, Fabio ^a   De Riso, Mariella ^a   Continolo, Nicola ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Pharmacodynamics; Pharmacokinetics; Remifentanil; Short acting opioids; TCI

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL; VOLATILE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BOLUS INJECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DRUG HALF LIFE; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PIPERIDINES;

EID: 77249173889     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.03241.x     Document Type: Review

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