Effects of Different Doses of Fentanyl on the Sedation of Infants Under Mechanical Ventilation; A Randomized Clinical Trial

Bita Najafian; Hamed Eyvazloo; Mohammad Hossein Khosravi

Volume 2, Issue 4 , December 2017, , Pages 109-112

https://doi.org/10.15171/hpr.2017.26

Abstract
  Background: Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a medical emergency in infants resulting from a lack of or deficiency in surfactant, and leads to pulmonary failure. Surfactant and mechanical ventilation are among the primary treatments for helping infants with respiration. Some sedative drugs, such ...  Read More

Comparison of Fentanyl and Midazolam for the Sedation of Infants Under Mechanical Ventilation; A Randomized Clinical Trial

Bita Najafian; Bahareh Esmaeili; Mohammad Hossein Khosravi

Volume 2, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 63-67

https://doi.org/10.15171/hpr.2017.17

Abstract
  Background: Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS), a life-threatening pulmonary disorder, involves 1% of all deliveries worldwide. Shallow breathing causes restlessness in infants, which itself affects pulmonary function; thus, sedative medications are used to preserve better pulmonary function. ...  Read More