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Postoperative Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression Current Challenges and New Developments
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Devita, Michael A. Pasero, Chris Consultant, Nurse |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | A lthough commonly used to manage postoperative pain, opioids are associated with an increased risk for adverse events (AEs), with the most serious being respiratory depression, which can potentially lead to subsequent respiratory failure and death. 1 Most patients experience a balance between factors that stimulate respiration and factors that depress respiration without complications. However, a number of factors influence respiration rate and drive, including opioid analgesics and supplemental oxygen, 1 that can overwhelm the body's compensatory mechanisms causing respiratory depression (Figure). In fact, 50% of postoperative respiratory failure events involved patients receiving opioids. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://anaesthetics.ukzn.ac.za/libraries/pain_1/postop_respiratory_depression_opioids_an_2012.sflb.ashx |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
