Reversal of sleep-disordered breathing with opioid withdrawal

Pain Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 394-398

  Ramar, Kannan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term opioids; Opioid withdrawal; Opioids; Sleep disordered breathing

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHADONE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 77950617311     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2009.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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