Experience of Remifentanil in Extremely Low-birth-weight Babies Undergoing Laparotomy

Premature babies experience pain and require adequate analgesia for any painful procedure. Fentanyl and morphine resulted in safe and effective anesthesia in the past; however, their pharmacokinetics may be impaired in preterm babies with multiorgan failure. Remifentanil, despite the absence of avai...

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Main Authors: Maria Sammartino, Rossella Garra, Fabio Sbaraglia, Mariella De Riso, Nicola Continolo, Patrizia Papacci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-06-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000441