Caffeine citrate – Is it a silver bullet in neonatology?

Caffeine citrate is one of the most prescribed drug in the present day NICU for apnea. Its efficacy, tolerability, wide therapeutic index and safety margin has made it the drug of choice among the methylxanthines. Its therapeutic uses in apnea of prematurity, mechanical ventilation, bronchopulmonary...

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Published in:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Main Authors: Bikash Shrestha, Gaurav Jawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957217301778