Transdermal fentanyl in postoperative pain

Regional Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-28

  Lehmann, Lance J ^a   Desio, John M ^a   Radvany, Tibor ^a  

^a Pain Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

fentanyl; postoperative analgesia; transdermal pain relief

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSDERMAL PATCH;

EID: 0031020261     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1098-7339(06)80052-0     Document Type: Article

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