Codeine, ultrarapid-metabolism genotype, and postoperative death

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 827-828

  Ciszkowski, Catherine ^a   Madadi, Parvaz ^a   Phillips, Michael S ^b   Lauwers, Albert E ^c   Koren, Gideon ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; CYTOCHROME P450 2D6; DIMENHYDRINATE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ALLELE; AUTOPSY; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG METABOLISM; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; FEVER; FOOD ASPIRATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LETTER; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PHARMACOGENETICS; PHENOTYPE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESUSCITATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TRACHEITIS; VITAL SIGN; WHEEZING;

EID: 69049096090     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc0904266     Document Type: Letter

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