Morphine versus remifentanil for intubating preterm neonates.
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.
Pereira e Silva
Yerkes
Y
Department of Anesthesiology, Lifecenter Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. yerkesps@uol.com.br
Gomez
Renato Santiago
RS
Marcatto
Juliana de Oliveira
Jde O
Maximo
Thadeu Alves
TA
Barbosa
Rosilu Ferreira
RF
Simões e Silva
Ana Cristina
AC
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*
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D010880:Piperidines; D009020:Morphine; D000077208:Remifentanil