Pharmacological treatment of neonatal pain: In search of a new equipoise

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-47

  Allegaert, Karel ^a   Tibboel, Dick ^b   van den Anker, John ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

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

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

Author keywords

Loco regional anesthesia; Morphine; Neuro apoptosis; Newborn; Pain; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; REMIFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG POTENCY; EQUIPOISE; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHARMACODYNAMICS; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW;

ANALGESICS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD;

EID: 84871935308     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: 18780946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2012.10.001     Document Type: Review

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