Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate in the management of dyspnea crises in cancer patients [1]

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 395-397

  Benitez Rosario, Miguel Angel ^a   Martin, Antonio Salinas ^a   Feria, Manuel ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; FENTANYL CITRATE; LAXATIVE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OXYGEN; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; BREATHING RATE; CACHEXIA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; COLON CANCER; DELIRIUM; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG CANCER; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; THORAX PAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 28344457397     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.10.002     Document Type: Letter

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