Remifentanil for endotracheal intubation in neonates: A randomised controlled trial

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Choong, Karen ^a   Alfaleh, K ^b   Doucette, J ^c   Gray, S ^c   Rich, B ^c   Verhey, L ^d   Paes, B ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHEST WALL RIGIDITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX WALL RIGIDITY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; PIPERIDINES; PREMEDICATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 77949800201     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.167338     Document Type: Article

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