Hypertension after epidural meperidine
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A case of respiratory depression which occurred following administration of epidural meperidine during Caesarean section is described. Epidural meperidine, 75 mg (10 mg.ml-1) was given after delivery of the infant to provide postoperative analgesia. Oxygen desaturation (SaO2 90%) and a decrease in respiratory rate (4.min-1) were noted 30 min after epidural meperidine was administered. Naloxone,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Anaesthetists’ Society Journal
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0008-2856,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03011416