Apnea in a child after oral codeine: A genetic variant - An ultra-rapid metabolizer

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 684-687

  Voronov, Polina ^a,b   Przybylo, Henry J ^a   Jagannathan, Narasimhan ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnea; Codeine; Complications; Genetic polymorphism; Obstructive sleep apnea; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; COCODAMOL; CYTOCHROME P450 2D6; FENTANYL; HYDROCORTISONE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; APNEA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG METABOLISM; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEDATION; TONSILLITIS; URINALYSIS; VITAL SIGN; WHITE MATTER;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADENOIDECTOMY; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODEINE; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2D6; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TONSILLECTOMY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34250345279     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02182.x     Document Type: Article

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