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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Paediatr Anaesth. 2014 Jul 29;24(11):1132–1140. doi: 10.1111/pan.12489

Table 2.

Opioid-Induced Side Effects by Institution

Side Effects JHH (n=75) Institution
CHOP (n=75)
BCH (n=50)
Vomiting 25 (33%)* 50 (66%) 29 (58%)
  Craniectomy 15 (60%) 7 (14%) 1 (4%)
  Craniotomy 8 (32%)* 21 (42%) 25 (86%)
  Cranioplasty 2 (8%)* 22 (44%) 3 (10%)
Pruritus 7 (9%) 5 (7%) 0 (0)*
  Craniectomy 3 (43%) 1 (20%) 0 (0)
  Craniotomy 4 (57%) 2 (40%) 0 (0)*
  Cranioplasty 0 (0) 2 (40%) 0 (0)
Nausea (> 5yo) 29/52 (56%) 18/42 (42%) 17/32 (53%)
Naloxone Infusion 69 (92%)* 0 (0) 6 (12%)
Altered Mental Status 0 (0) 2 (2.5%) 1 (2%)
Respiratory Depression 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
*

p < 0.05