Incidence of Respiratory Depression in a Postanesthesia Care Unit in Patients Undergoing Anesthesia Using Opioids.
J Perianesth Nurs
; 36(1): 36-40, 2021 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-33268223
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To analyze the incidence of respiratory depression (RD) in patients undergoing anesthesia using opioids in a postanesthesia care unit.DESIGN:
Retrospective cohort study.METHODS:
Quantitative approach, performed by documentary analysis of medical records in the postanesthesia care unit.FINDINGS:
A total of 330 patients were included in the study, with a prevalence of female (186; 56.36%) and nonobese patients (295; 89.39%). Five cases of RD in the immediate postoperative period were found, corresponding to an incidence of 1.52%. Each case in this study showed different risk factors related to opioid-induced RD.CONCLUSIONS:
Nursing surveillance is essential in the decision-making process regarding the knowledge of physiological, pharmacologic, and risk factors to detect clinical signs of RD.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Insuficiência Respiratória
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Analgésicos Opioides
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Anestesia
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article