A randomized controlled trial of intranasal fentanyl vs intravenous morphine for analgesia in the prehospital setting

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 911-917

  Rickard, Claire ^a   O'Meara, Peter ^b   McGrail, Matthew ^c   Garner, David ^d   McLean, Alan ^e   Le Lievre, Peter ^f  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Ambulance Victoria   (Australia)

^e South Australia Ambulance Service   (Australia)

^f Department of Health and Aging   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; FENTANYL CITRATE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE;

ALLERGY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BREATHING RATE; CANNULATION; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHORIA; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NEBULIZER; NOSE CONGESTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; TASTE DISORDER; THROAT IRRITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34948854302     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.02.027     Document Type: Article

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