Fentanyl HCl iontophoretic transdermal system (ITS): Clinical application of iontophoretic technology in the management of acute postoperative pain

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-11

  Power, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia, patient controlled; Analgesics opioid, fentanyl; Iontophoresis, transdermal; Pain, postoperative

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; EMLA; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL;

ANALGESIA; APPLICATION SITE REACTION; ARTHRITIS; BRAIN INJURY; CAUTERIZATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE INFECTION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TRANSPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LIPOPHILICITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICATION ERROR; NAUSEA; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SPIDER VEIN; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

EID: 33845461482     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael314     Document Type: Review

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