Delayed respiratory arrest after epidural hydromorphone
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 42 (4), 404-406
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1987.tb03982.x
Abstract
A case is reported where hydromorphone 1 mg injected into the epidural space produced apnoea 4.5 hours later. No other narcotics had been given in the previous 10 hours.Keywords
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