Respiratory depression caused by remifentanil infusion for postoperative pain control [69]

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1627-1628

  Koo, Bon N ^a   Choi, Seung H ^a   Chun, Duk H ^a   Kil, Hae K ^a   Kim, Ki J ^a   Min, Kyeong T ^a   Lee, Sung J ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; APNEA; BOLUS INJECTION; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESUSCITATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PIPERIDINES; RESPIRATION;

EID: 33845643602     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000247177.35297.77     Document Type: Letter

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