A randomized clinical trial of oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate versus intravenous morphine sulfate for initial control of pain in children with extremity injuries

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 544-548

  Mahar, Patrick J ^a,b,c,g   Rana, Jamal A ^d   Kennedy, Christopher S ^e   Christopher, Norman C ^c,f  

^a Children's Hospital

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Loudon Hospital Center   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Universities College of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate; Pain control for pediatric extremity fractures

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL CITRATE; MORPHINE SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB FRACTURE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NAUSEA; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARM INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MORPHINE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548331738     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318128f80b     Document Type: Article

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