Efficacy of fentanyl iontophoretic transdermal system in postoperative pain-A meta-analysis

Acute Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 65-74

  Poon, Keah How ^a   Tan, Kian Hian ^b   Ho, Kok Yuen ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Fentanyl; Iontophoresis; Postoperative; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IONTOPHORESIS; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING;

EID: 67049160397     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acpain.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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