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Editorial
. 2020 Dec;75(12):1574-1578.
doi: 10.1111/anae.15030. Epub 2020 Apr 5.

Opioid-induced ventilatory impairment: current 'track and trigger' tools need to be updated

J Bowen  1 , N Levy  1 , P Macintyre  2   3
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Editorial

Opioid-induced ventilatory impairment: current 'track and trigger' tools need to be updated

J Bowen et al. Anaesthesia. 2020 Dec.
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Keywords: early warning systems; failure to rescue; opioid-induced respiratory depression; opioid-induced ventilatory impairment; sedation scoring; track and trigger systems.

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