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  • Title: Premedication for neonatal intubation.
    Author: Barrington KJ, Byrne PJ.
    Journal: Am J Perinatol; 1998 Apr; 15(4):213-6. PubMed ID: 9565215.
    Abstract:
    The incidence of complications was recorded for 269 consecutive neonatal endotracheal intubations after instituting a routine policy of premedication. Two hundred and fifty-three of the intubations were premedicated with a combination of atropine, fentanyl and succinylcholine, 194 were without incident, 28 required two attempts, 22 required more than two attempts, and 9 required a second attempt with a smaller endotracheal tube. All infants were successfully intubated. We conclude that a policy of routine neonatal premedication for intubation is safe, feasible, and humane.
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