Background
respiratory Depression
RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION, RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION
Fatal or seriously debilitating consequences of postoperative opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) [Oxygen (OThe purpose of this post-hoc analysis of PRODIGY (PRediction of Opioid-induced respiratory Depression In patients monitored by capnoGraphY) observational trial was to examine the association between oxygen supplementation and the incidence and pattern of OIRD in patients admitted to surgical hospital wards. This is an environment where standard of care monitoring usually consists of spot-checks of oxygenation, respiratory rate, and hemodynamic parameters.