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Institution |
Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. |
Title |
Prolonged apnea after remifentanil. |
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Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 19(1):60-3, 2007 Feb. 2007 Feb |
Abstract |
A young, healthy adult man exhibited naloxone-reversible, prolonged apnea after a 4-hour infusion of remifentanil, which was used as the opioid component of a general endotracheal anesthetic. Clinical experience and pharmacokinetic simulations indicate that the apnea was clearly atypical. |
Keywords |
Remifentanil |
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