• Anesthesia progress · Jan 1990

    Case Reports

    Ineffective ventilation during conscious sedation due to chest wall rigidity after intravenous midazolam and fentanyl.

    • W E Ackerman, J C Phero, and G T Theodore.
    • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio.
    • Anesth Prog. 1990 Jan 1;37(1):46-8.

    AbstractChest wall rigidity has been reported after the administration of high-dose intravenous fentanyl. This case report supports the observation that low-dose intravenous fentanyl may also cause chest wall rigidity. The treatment of chest wall rigidity with naloxone or neuromuscular blocking agents is controversial. A discussion of the management of fentanyl-induced chest wall rigidity is presented.

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