What's old is new again: opioid and benzodiazepine actions on ventilation, a reminder of the importance of knowing one's drugs.
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 40118582.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.bja.2025.01.014 and PMC identifier 11947553.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Co-administering opioids and benzodiazepines can have deleterious effects on ventilation. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms leading to hypoventilation. A recent article in the British Journal of Anaesthesia is not just another reminder of the hazards of combining opioids with benzodiazepines or other sedatives, but also applies mechanistic understanding to guide informed practice and future pharmaceutical development.
Medical subject headings
- Benzodiazepines
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
- Respiration
- Hypoventilation