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Delayed profound respiratory depression after premedication with trimeprazine |
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| Authors: | F. A. CHAMBERS E. O''LEARY P. K. GORMLEY N. M. FLYNN |
| Affiliation: | Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland. |
| Abstract: | Delayed, profound respiratory depression occurred in a 4-year-old boy, who had been premedicated with trimeprazine 4 h after tonsillectomy. This is a rare, but potentially fatal idiosyncratic reaction. |
| Keywords: | Anaesthesia paediatric Pharmacology trimeprazine Complications respiratory depression |