Intravenous fentanyl is exhaled and the concentration fluctuates with time

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1158-1166

  Wang, H ^a   Li, En You ^a   Xu, G W ^b   Wang, C S ^a   Gong, Y L ^a   Li, P ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; Elimination; Exhalation; Fentanyl; Opioid; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE KIDNEY FUNCTION RELATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; EXPIRED AIR; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; BREATH ANALYSIS; EXHALATION; HEART SURGERY; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; BREATH TESTS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350519365     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700421     Document Type: Article

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