Open AccessDoxapram Treatment and Diaphragmatic Activity in Preterm Infants
Author(s) -
Cornelia G. de Waal,
Gerard J. Hutten,
Juliette V. Kraaijenga,
Frans H. de Jongh,
Anton H. van Kaam
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1661-7819
pISSN - 1661-7800
DOI - 10.1159/000493359
Subject(s) - doxapram , medicine , anesthesia , apnea , diaphragmatic breathing , endocrinology , pathology , alternative medicine
Doxapram is a treatment option for severe apnea of prematurity (AOP). However, the effect of doxapram on the diaphragm, the main respiratory muscle, is not known.
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