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Placental transfer and pharmacokinetics of thiopentone in newborn infants
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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Thiopentone in newbornsShow More
The swedish observational study on neonatal thiopentone pharmacokinetics provides some interesting data. The authors rightly point out that the duration of anaesthesia following a thiopentone bolus is determined by redistribution rather than metabolism. It is interesting that blood levels in the mother at six minutes following induction with a dose of 5.5mg/kg were three times the average level in the neonate five minute...
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