Association between opioid use during mechanical ventilation in preterm infants and evidence of brain injury: a propensity score-matched cohort studyResearch in context
Summary: Background: Preterm infants often require mechanical ventilation (MV), which can be a painful experience. Opioids (such as morphine) are used to provide analgesia, despite conflicting evidence about their impact on the developing brain. We aimed to quantify the use of opioids during MV in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-11-01
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Series: | EClinicalMedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258953702300473X |