What are the adverse effects of barbiturates?
What will be an ideal response?
These once widely used agents now have limited applications in critically ill patients because of dose-dependent cardiovascular and respiratory depression. Venodilation with peripheral pooling of blood, tachycardia, and depressed myocardial contractility may result in hypotension especially in elderly patients with poor cardiac function. Respiratory adverse effects to barbiturates include blunted ventilatory response to hypoxia and hypercapnia, reduced tidal volume and respiratory rate. Other adverse effects attributed to barbiturates include rashes and gastrointestinal upset.
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