Use of muscle relaxants by the 118 UK neonatal units which routinely intubate babies and administer paralytic premedication
| Relaxant | Routine (n = 118), n (%) |
| Suxamethonium | 91 (77) |
| coadministered with: | |
| Morphine | 26 (22) |
| Morphine±atropine | 31 (26) |
| Morphine+midazolam | 4 (3) |
| Fentanyl | 4 (3) |
| Fentanyl±atropine | 23 (20) |
| Alfentanil±atropine | 2 (2) |
| Diamorphine±atropine | 1 |
| Atracurium | 19 (16) |
| coadministered with: | |
| Morphine | 11 (9) |
| Morphine±atropine | 3 (3) |
| Fentanyl | 3 (3) |
| Midazolam+morphine | 2 (2) |
| Pancuronium | 5 (4) |
| coadministered with: | |
| Morphine | 2 (2) |
| Midazolam+morphine | 3 (3) |
| Vecuronium+morphine | 3 (3) |