Rapid cortical hemoglobin deoxygenation after heroin and methadone injection in humans: a preliminary report.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
The short-term effects of intravenous opioids (heroin 20-300 mg, methadone 30-180 mg) on cortical hemoglobin oxygenation were examined by near infrared spectroscopy in ten opioid-dependent subjects and were compared with the effects of saline in ten age-matched normal controls. Heroin and methadone produced a rapid and dramatic decrease in cortical hemoglobin oxygenation. Saline had no effects. Opioid-induced acute deoxygenation of cortical hemoglobin is most likely associated with respiratory depression. Thorough medical monitoring is strongly recommended in intravenous opioid maintenance treatments.
Medical subject headings
- Cerebral Cortex
- Hemoglobin A
- Heroin
- Methadone
- Narcotics