Death from a morphine infusion during a sickle cell crisis

The Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 322-325

  Gerber, Nicholas ^a   Apseloff, Glen ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMPLICATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL CRISIS; SIDE EFFECT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CASE REPORT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMAN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0027202289     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(05)81713-5     Document Type: Article

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