Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8938637 | British Journal of Anaesthesia | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Ptcco2 recording in patients on PCA-morphine and supplemental oxygen revealed hypercapnia in the presence of normal respiratory rates and Spo2 values. This is recommended as an easy and sensitive monitor of respiratory depression and may have a role in the safe administration of opioid-analgesia.
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Authors
A. Kopka, E. Wallace, G. Reilly, A. Binning,