Rocuronium for nonemergent intubation of term and preterm infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-43

  Feltman, D M ^a   Weiss, M G ^a   Nicoski, P ^a   Sinacore, J ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

neonate; nondepolarizing agent; Premature

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; ROCURONIUM;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY WEIGHT; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LARYNX SPASM; MALE; PREMATURITY; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TACHYCARDIA; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANDROSTANOLS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; ODDS RATIO; TERM BIRTH; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650763137     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.74     Document Type: Article

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