Use of remifentanil in an infant with surgically repaired Shone's syndrome.
We describe the use of remifentanil in an infant with a partially repaired Shone's syndrome who required tendon lengthening because of congenital clubfoot. Remifentanil has unique properties, making it a potentially useful and predictable agent for infants with significant comorbidity.
Tsiotou
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Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital P. & A. Kyriakou, Athens, Greece. georgesakorafas@yahoo.com
Matsota
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Kouptsova
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Papageorgiou-Brousta
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D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D003025:Clubfoot / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010880:Piperidines; D000077208:Remifentanil; D013577:Syndrome
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D010880:Piperidines; D000077208:Remifentanil