Effects of Opioids Given to Facilitate Mechanical Ventilation on Sleep Apnea After Extubation in the Intensive Care Unit.
Timm FP, Zaremba S, Grabitz SD, Farhan HN, Zaremba S, Siliski E, Shin CH, Muse S, Friedrich S, Mojica JE, Kurth T, Ramachandran SK, Eikermann M.
Timm FP, et al.
Sleep. 2018 Jan 1;41(1). doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsx191.
Sleep. 2018.
PMID: 29182729
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Following extubation in the intensive care unit (ICU), upper airway (UA) edema and respiratory depressants may promote UA dysfunction. We tested the hypothesis that opioids increase the risk of sleep apnea early after extubation. ...RESULTS: Sleep …
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Following extubation in the intensive care unit (ICU), upper airway (UA) edema and respiratory depressants may prom …