Respiratory depression after an accidental large dose of intrathecal sufentanil;Dépression respiratoire après injection accidentelle intrathécale de 50 μg de sufentanil

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 903-904

  Bourgeade, F ^a   Payen, M ^a   Daigremont, C ^a   Malinovsky, J M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Inadvertent; Intrathecal injection; Respiratory depression; Sufentanil

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; NALOXONE; PARACETAMOL; SUFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LETTER; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SUFENTANIL;

EID: 70449556784     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2009.08.003     Document Type: Letter

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