Respiratory depression following combination of epidural buprenorphine and intramuscular ketorolac.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 48-year-old man who had undergone thoracotomy for carcinoma of the middle third of his oesophagus developed severe postoperative respiratory depression following intramuscular ketorolac 30 mg 2 h after 150 micrograms epidural buprenorphine. Summation of analgesia by drugs used in combination can have deleterious respiratory effects.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesics
- Buprenorphine
- Postoperative Pain
- Respiratory Insufficiency
- Tolmetin