Hypnotics and the control of breathing: a review.
Hypnotics are central depressants. In sufficient doses, they suppress respiration, and so their effects on respiration are important considerations in their safety. The paper reviews mechanisms of respiratory control and methods of assessment, the effects of hypnotics on control of breathing and new methods of non-invasive respiratory monitoring.
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000494:pharmacology; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D002344:Carotid Body / Q000502:physiology; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009294:Narcotics / Q000494:pharmacology; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects*; D012125:Respiratory Center / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001463:Barbiturates; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D009294:Narcotics; D001569:Benzodiazepines