Profound respiratory depression with morphine patient-controlled analgesia in an elderly patient

Anaesth Intensive Care. 1996 Apr;24(2):287.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / adverse effects*
  • Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
  • Arousal / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Morphine / administration & dosage
  • Morphine / adverse effects*
  • Naloxone / therapeutic use
  • Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Respiration / drug effects*
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / chemically induced
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / drug therapy

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Naloxone
  • Morphine