Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS
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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Mar 2010
[Opioid induced cough: Do we know its pathophysiology and can it be eliminated?].
The (intravenous) administration of opioids is frequently associated with the induction of cough. This phenomenon is usually neither harmful for the patient nor bothersome. ⋯ Based on experimental investigations in accordance with clinical findings this systematic review of the existing evidence helps to guide the management strategy if opioid induced cough should be avoided. Promising strategies - among others - in order to achieve this aim consist for instance of decreasing the injection speed in conjunction with pre-administration of lidocaine or clonidine.