The aim of this study is to provide data that will assess the role of ventilatory chemosensitivity (respiratory drive) in determining postoperative respiratory depression due to opioids. In a group of patients requiring surgery and admission to hospital, before surgery, ventilatory chemosensitivity will be assessed in the presence or absence of an infusion of remifentanil. Parameters will be correlated with ventilatory depression events after surgery. A secondary aim is to determine whether respiratory depression is more likely during specific phases of sleep.
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Opioid related respiratory depression (OIRD) frequency
Timeframe: From the arrival of the patient in the post anesthesia care unit until the first postoperative morning