Persistent hiccups associated with epidural ropivacaine in a newborn

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 35-

  Bagdure, Dayanand N ^a   Reiter, Pamela D ^b   Bhoite, Girija R ^c   Dobyns, Emily L ^d   Laoprasert, Pramote ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Hiccups; Ropivacaine

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; EXTUBATION; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HICCUP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE HYPOTONIA; LIP DISEASE; LIP TREMBLING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERSISTENT HICCUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH TUBE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TONGUE FASCICULATION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

AMIDES; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HICCUP; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 79959198036     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1P760     Document Type: Article

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