Abstract
Purpose
To analyze the incidence of respiratory depression (RD) in patients undergoing anesthesia
using opioids in a postanesthesia care unit.
Design
Retrospective cohort study.
Methods
Quantitative approach, performed by documentary analysis of medical records in the
postanesthesia care unit.
Findings
A total of 330 patients were included in the study, with a prevalence of female (186;
56.36%) and nonobese patients (295; 89.39%). Five cases of RD in the immediate postoperative
period were found, corresponding to an incidence of 1.52%. Each case in this study
showed different risk factors related to opioid-induced RD.
Conclusions
Nursing surveillance is essential in the decision-making process regarding the knowledge
of physiological, pharmacologic, and risk factors to detect clinical signs of RD.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: October 22, 2020
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: None to report.
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