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Case Reports
. 1990 Jan-Feb;37(1):46-8.

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

W E Ackerman  1 , J C Phero, G T Theodore
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Case Reports

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

W E Ackerman et al. Anesth Prog. 1990 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Chest 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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