Open AccessPremedication for neonatal intubation: Current practice in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Rafat Mosalli,
Lana A. Shaiba,
Khalid AlFaleh,
Bosco Paes
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.105878
Subject(s) - premedication , medicine , intubation , staffing , neonatal intensive care unit , endotracheal intubation , clinical practice , intensive care medicine , family medicine , emergency medicine , pediatrics , nursing , anesthesia
Despite strong evidence of the benefits of rapid sequence intubation in neonates, it is still infrequently utilized in neonatal intensive care units (NICU), contributing to avoidable pain and secondary procedure-related physiological disturbances.