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Neonatal Intensive Care Drug Manual
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| bet | 121/654 | | Sana | 03.01.2022 | | Hajmi | 1,5 Mb. | | #14803 |
Dosage/Interval
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Sedation:
IV infusion: Loading dose of 0.5 to 1 microgram/kg over 15 minutes followed by a continuous infusion of 0.2 microgram/kg/hour and titrate up to a maximum of 1 microgram/kg/hour in hemodynamically stable neonates. [2]
ORAL: 1 microgram/kg/dose 8 hourly and titrate it up to a maximum 2 micrograms/kg/dose 6 hourly. [2, 3] [Group consensus]
Acute severe hypertension:
10 microgram/kg infused over 4 hours. Additional dose of 5 microgram/kg may be given. [4] Consider continuous intra-arterial monitoring.
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