Morphine and its metabolites after patient-controlled analgesia: Considerations for respiratory depression

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-106

  Sam, Wai Johnn ^a   MacKey, Sean C ^a   Lötsch, Jörn ^b   Drover, David R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; MORPHINE 3 GLUCURONIDE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; HUMAN; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952427871     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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