Effect of intravenous paracetamol on postoperative morphine requirements in neonates and infants undergoing major noncardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 149-154

  Ceelie, Ilse ^a   De Wildt, Saskia N ^a   Van Dijk, Monique ^a   Van Den Berg, Margreeth M J ^a   Van Den Bosch, Gerbrich E ^a   Duivenvoorden, Hugo J ^b   De Leeuw, Tom G ^a   Mathôt, Ron ^c   Knibbe, Catherijne A J ^a,d,e   Tibboel, Dick ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; THIOPENTAL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INTESTINE ATRESIA; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; THORAX SURGERY; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 84872079815     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.148050     Document Type: Article

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