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An assessment of opioids on respiratory depression in children with and without obstructive sleep apnea.
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for respiratory depression following opioid administration as well as opioid-induced hyperalgesia. Little is known on how OSA status is associated with central ventilatory depression in pediatric surgical patients given a single dose of fentanyl.