Caffeine versus theophylline for apnea in preterm infants

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2010, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Henderson Smart, David J ^c   Steer, Peter A ^a   Haughton, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; THEOPHYLLINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

APNEA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BRADYCARDIA; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

APNEA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; THEOPHYLLINE;

EID: 77950892411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000273.pub2     Document Type: Review

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