Doxapram Use for Apnoea of Prematurity in Neonatal Intensive Care

Apnoea of prematurity is treated with noninvasive respiratory therapy and methylxanthines. For therapy unresponsive apnoea doxapram is often prescibed in preterm neonates. The duration, dosage and route of administration of doxapram together with its efficacy was evaluated in two Dutch neonatal inte...

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Main Authors: S. A. Prins, S. J. A. Pans, M. M. van Weissenbruch, F. J. Walther, S. H. P. Simons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/251047