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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-11-18
pubmed:abstractText
The authors compared naloxone and nalbuphine as antagonists of opioid-induced respiratory depression to determine the relative efficacies and safety of the two agents. In a double-blind, randomized fashion, 90 anesthetized patients received a mean dose of 25 micrograms/kg fentanyl during surgery. Inadequate spontaneous respirations at the end of anesthesia were treated with either naloxone 0.08 mg or nalbuphine 2.5 mg IV every 2 min while heart rate (HR), systolic and diastolic blood pressures (SBP, DBP), respiratory rate (RR), and tidal volume (TV) were measured at 2-min intervals. Arterial blood samples for analysis of PaCO2, PaO2, and pH were drawn when spontaneous ventilation resumed, and 30 and 60 min later. Narcotic antagonism and respiration were deemed adequate when TV was greater than or equal to 4 ml/kg and RR greater than or equal to 8 breaths/min. Heart rate, SBP, DBP, TV and RR were recorded, as were the occurrence of renarcotization (RR less than 8) and analgesic requirements every 5 min during the recovery room stay. Sixty of 90 patients required narcotic antagonism at the end of surgery. No patient required more than three doses (0.24 mg) of naloxone or four doses (10 mg) of nalbuphine. Both antagonists produced similar and moderate increases in SBP and HR while restoring adequate spontaneous ventilation. There were no significant differences in TV, RR, or arterial blood gases (ABGS) between the two groups after narcotic reversal.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1109-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Antagonism of postoperative opioid-induced respiratory depression: nalbuphine versus naloxone.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't