Remifentanil in neonatal intensive care and anaesthesia practice

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1454-1463

  Penido, Márcia Gomes ^a,b   Garra, Rossella ^c   Sammartino, Maria ^c   Pereira E Silva, Yerkes ^b,d  

^a Hospital Júlia Kubitschek   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d Lifecenter Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Neonates; Opiates; Pain; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ENSURE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIA; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDLINE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; SIDE EFFECT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PIPERIDINES;

EID: 77956387788     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01868.x     Document Type: Review

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