Fatal pain relief: Local anesthetics, intrathecal morphine

Matthew M. Kumar; Richard Levi Boortz-Marx

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-7495-1_46

Fatal pain relief: Local anesthetics, intrathecal morphine

Matthew M. Kumar, Richard Levi Boortz-Marx

Anesthesiology

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Abstract

This case discusses a synergistic pharmacodynamic interaction between morphine and bupivacaine, resulting in death. This drug pair eliminated both central and peripheral respiratory drive.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	A Case Approach to Perioperative Drug-Drug Interactions
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	229-231
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	9781461474951, 9781461474944
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7495-1_46
State	Published - Sep 15 2015

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