Impact of a remifentanil supply shortage on mechanical ventilation in a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective comparison

BACKGROUND: The continuous administration of opioids in critical care patients is a common therapy for the tolerance of mechanical ventilation. Opioid choice has a crucial impact on the length of mechanical ventilation. Owing to its very short context-sensitive half-life, remifentanil widens the ava...

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Main Authors: Klaus, Daniel A, de Bettignies, Albert M, Seemann, Rudolf, Krenn, Claus G, Roth, Georg A
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6204001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30367645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-2198-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6204001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30367645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-2198-3

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