Unconsciousness and severe respiratory depression following intrathecal morphine analgesia for lumbar spinal surgery

Acute Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 163-167

  Law, Corinne J ^a   Visser, Eric J ^b  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidemia; Hypercarbia; Intrathecal morphine; Respiratory depression; Sedation; Spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NAPROXEN; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; REMIFENTANIL; TRAMADOL;

ACIDEMIA; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 34848853243     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acpain.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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