Muscle rigidity due to fentanyl infusion in the pediatric patient

C Glick; O B Evans; B R Parks

doi:10.1097/00007611-199611000-00023

Muscle rigidity due to fentanyl infusion in the pediatric patient

South Med J. 1996 Nov;89(11):1119-20. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199611000-00023.

Authors

C Glick¹, O B Evans, B R Parks

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505, USA.

PMID: 8903304
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199611000-00023

Abstract

Two cases of fentanyl-induced muscle rigidity are presented. Significant features of these cases include the unusual pattern of rigidity and the use of fentanyl doses lower than those usually associated with muscle rigidity.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Anesthetics, Intravenous / adverse effects*
Anesthetics, Intravenous / pharmacokinetics
Child
Drug Monitoring
Fentanyl / adverse effects*
Fentanyl / pharmacokinetics
Humans
Infant
Male
Muscle Rigidity / chemically induced*
Respiration, Artificial
Tissue Distribution

Substances

Anesthetics, Intravenous
Fentanyl