Pain relief in neonates: When to use intravenous paracetamol

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 573-574

  Van Den Anker, John N ^a,b,c   Tibboel, Dick ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

CHILD SAFETY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HOSPITALIZED INFANT; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PAIN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79956316377     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2011.211060     Document Type: Editorial

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