Safe use of remifentanil in a patient treated with the monoamine oxidase inhibitor phenelzine.

Br J Anaesth

Department of Anaesthesia, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK.

Published: March 2000

We report the safe use of remifentanil as part of the anaesthetic technique in a patient undergoing major head and neck surgery who was being treated for depressive illness with the non-specific monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) phenelzine.

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