Association between fentanyl use and reduced risk of tension pneumothorax in extremely preterm infants born at 22–23 weeks' gestation: a retrospective case–control study
The use of fentanyl may reduce the risk of tension pneumothorax within the first 72 h of life in infants born at 22-23 weeks of gestation. Further randomized controlled trials are needed to validate these findings and assess long-term outcomes.
Authors
- Masato Kamitomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4078-8539)
- Masaya Kibe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5588-083X)
- Tomonori Kurimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-3076)
- Takuya Tokuhisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8580-5657)
- Eiji Hirakawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4362-8079)
- Takatsugu Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1814-6000)
- Hiroshi Ohashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3759-3757)
Institutions
- Kagoshima City Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1643333
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00