Respiratory depression following administration of intrathecal bupivacaine to an opioid-dependent patient

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 653-655

  Piquet, Catherine Y ^a   Mallaret, Michel P ^a   Lemoigne, Aude H ^a   Barjhoux, Claude E ^a   Danel, Vincent C ^b   Vincent, Françoise H ^c  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

Author keywords

Bupivacaine; Respiratory depression

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; TACHYKININ;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CENTER; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; TITRIMETRY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0031800452     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.17182     Document Type: Article

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