Intranasal fentanyl in 1-3-year-olds: A prospective study of the effectiveness of intranasal fentanyl as acute analgesia

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 395-400

  Cole, Joanne ^a   Shepherd, Michael ^a   Young, Phillip ^b  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Fentanyl; Intranasal; Paediatrics; Pain

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FINGER TIP INJURY; FRACTURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350097286     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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