Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency tracheal intubation in the newborn and children: simplifying the use of drugs

Resuscitation. 2003 Nov;59(2):277-9. doi: 10.1016/s0300-9572(03)00210-7.

Abstract

The dose of drugs used in pediatric resuscitation is one of the greatest sources of problems. Usually, each drug has a different recommended dosage in mg/kg weight and a different presentation in mg/ml in the ampoule. We suggested a simple solution to simplify drug use in the emergency: we established a common dose of 0.1 ml/kg body weight and modified drugs presentations conventionally used for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and tracheal tube placement in newborns and children so that all the new ampoules contain the same dose.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / methods*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Emergencies
  • Female
  • Heart Arrest / drug therapy*
  • Heart Arrest / mortality
  • Heart Arrest / therapy
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intubation, Intratracheal
  • Male
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / administration & dosage*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Pharmaceutical Preparations