title: Morphine versus remifentanil for intubating preterm neonates.
abstract: A double-blind, randomised controlled study was conducted to evaluate the intubation conditions in 20 preterm neonates following the use of either morphine or remifentanil as premedication. The findings suggest that the overall intubation conditions were significantly better (p=0.0034) in the remifentanil group than in the morphine group. No severe complications were observed in either group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Lifecenter Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. yerkesps@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Yerkes
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pereira e Silva
authors.forename: Renato Santiago
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Juliana de Oliveira
authors.initials: Jde O
authors.lastname: Marcatto
authors.forename: Thadeu Alves
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Maximo
authors.forename: Rosilu Ferreira
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Ana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Simões e Silva
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D009020:Morphine; D010880:Piperidines; D000077208:Remifentanil; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D010880:Piperidines; D009020:Morphine; D000077208:Remifentanil