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Clinical Trial
. 1994 Jul;125(1):113-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(94)70136-9.

Plasma beta-endorphin concentrations and analgesia-muscle relaxation in the newborn infant supported by mechanical ventilation

S P Ionides  1 , M G Weiss, M Angelopoulos, T F Myers, R J Handa
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Clinical Trial

Plasma beta-endorphin concentrations and analgesia-muscle relaxation in the newborn infant supported by mechanical ventilation

S P Ionides et al. J Pediatr. 1994 Jul.

Abstract

We evaluated the effects of pancuronium and opiates on plasma beta-endorphin concentrations in 25 infants supported by mechanical ventilation. Infants receiving opiate were randomly assigned to receive either fentanyl or morphine. There was no change in beta-endorphin concentrations after administration of pancuronium, whereas both fentanyl and morphine reduced beta-endorphin concentrations by approximately 60%.

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