Safe use of remifentanil in a patient treated with the monoamine oxidase inhibitor phenelzine.
We report the safe use of remifentanil as part of the anaesthetic technique in a patient undergoing major head and neck surgery who was being treated for depressive illness with the non-specific monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) phenelzine.
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Department of Anaesthesia, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK.
Gillies
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James
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D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010624:Phenelzine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000077208:Remifentanil
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D010880:Piperidines; D010624:Phenelzine; D000077208:Remifentanil