Neonatal network : NN
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A newborn lies wide-awake, about to be intubated. The infant is able to feel everything, to hear everything--but cannot do anything to change the situation. Big people hold down the newborn and place a laryngoscope blade into the mouth, then a large endotracheal tube into the trachea. ⋯ Use of these medications optimizes intubating conditions and helps to minimize the adverse physiologic effects of intubation. Neonatology has yet to embrace this trend, however. This article addresses the issue of sedation for intubation in the neonatal population.