Post-operative rigidity after fentanyl administration.
A case of thoraco-abdominal rigidity leading to respiratory failure is described in the post-operative period in an elderly patient who received a moderate dose of fentanyl. This was successfully reversed by naloxone. The mechanisms possibly implicated in this accident are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*
D009270:Naloxone; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D005283:Fentanyl