The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App
Frequency - Incidence
Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases
Evidence level/grade
Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic
Respiratory failure from ventilatory depression (due to neuromuscular blockade/paralysis)
Publications
Prolonged neuromuscular block after an accidental epidural injection of vecuronium.
Journal of clinical anesthesia 2011 Dec;23 — 2011 Dec — 673
Prolonged neuromuscular block following accidental subcutaneous injection of vecuronium.
Anaesthesia 2011 Oct;66 — 2011 Oct — 956-7