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E V Hersh, P J Desjardins, M Simpser, C Dadzie.
Abstract
Inductive plethysmography was used to assess the magnitude and duration of respiratory depression caused by doses of meperidine commonly administered during dental intravenous sedation. Minute volume measurements exhibited a high degree of accuracy when compared to simultaneous spirometry. Intravenously administered meperidine 25 mg/70 kg and 50 mg/70 kg both caused a significant shift to the right in their respective ventilatory-pco(2) response curves. The magnitude and duration of this respiratory depression was dose related. Even relatively low doses of meperidine used in dental intravenous sedation cause respiratory depression.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3866502 PMCID: PMC2175416
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anesth Prog ISSN: 0003-3006