Transdermal fentanyl in the management of children with chronic severe pain: Results from an international study

Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2847-2857

  Finkel, Julia C ^a,b,c   Finley, Allen ^b,d   Greco, Christine ^e   Weisman, Steve J ^f,g,h   Zeltzer, Lonnie ^h,i  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^h MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Opioid; Tolerability; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; LEVORPHANOL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRADYPNEA; BRONCHOSPASM; CANCER PAIN; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PHARYNGITIS; PLAY PERFORMANCE SCALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; TACHYPNEA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; WHEEZING; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADVERSE OUTCOME; APPLICATION SITE REACTION; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NEUROBLASTOMA; OPEN STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN SEVERITY; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 29144520566     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21497     Document Type: Article

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