Intravenous drug delivery in neonates: Lessons learnt

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 590-594

  Sherwin, CatherineM T ^a   Medlicott, Natalie J ^b   Reith, David M ^c   Broadbent, Roland S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; DRUG;

CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG SOLUTION; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INFUSION RATE; INSULIN INFUSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; NEONATAL INCUBATOR; NEWBORN; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DYNAMICS; KINETICS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FLOW RATE; NEWBORN CARE; PHARMACODYNAMICS;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; DEAD SPACE; INLINE FILTERS; INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS; NEONATE;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84901200431     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304887     Document Type: Review

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