Opioid anesthetic

Opioid anesthetic [r]: A group of anesthetics, with fentanyl as the representative drug, given by intravenous infusion, which, while having the respiratory depressive effects of morphine, cause less depression to cardiac tissue than other classes of antibiotic; they can often be titrated for short procedures, developing much less respiratory depression when administered for a short time [e]

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