Steal induction in preschool children: Is melatonin as good as clonidine? A prospective, randomized study

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 328-333

  Almenrader, Nicole ^a   Haiberger, Roberta ^a   Passariello, Maurizio ^a  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

children; induction of anesthesia; premedications

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; MELAMIL; MELATONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; CRYING; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP INDUCTION; STEAL INDUCTION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MELATONIN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE; SLEEP;

EID: 84874945948     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pan.12105     Document Type: Article

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