Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2764229 Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2007 4 Pages PDF
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.

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