Reversal of morphine-induced urinary retention after methylnaltrexone

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Garten, Lars ^a   Buhrer C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17 METHYLNALTREXONE; MORPHINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MICTURITION; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE RETENTION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MORPHINE; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 84858295235     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2011-300213     Document Type: Article

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