Weaning of opioids and benzodiazepines at home after critical illness in infants: A cost-effective approach

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-62

  Ista, Erwin ^a   Van Dijk, Monique ^a   Gischler, Saskia ^a   De Leeuw, Mirjam ^a   Poley, Marten J ^a,b   Tibboel, Dick ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Children; Drug weaning; Opioids; Withdrawal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE; CLONIDINE; FENTANYL; METHADONE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOME CARE; HOME WEANING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BENZODIAZEPINES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEANING;

EID: 77949530568     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2010.0005     Document Type: Article

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