Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Jun 1995
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialMorphine increases synchronous ventilation in preterm infants.
To examine the short-term cardiorespiratory effects of intravenous morphine infusion in ventilated preterm infants. ⋯ Intravenous morphine infusion increases synchronicity of spontaneous and ventilator-delivered breaths in preterm infants. Morphine reduces heart rate and respiratory rate without reducing blood pressure, and may help to reduce duration of oxygen therapy in preterm infants with hyaline membrane disease.