Efficacy and safety of fentanyl HCl iontophoretic transdermal system compared with morphine intravenous patient-controlled analgesia for postoperative pain management for patient subgroups

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 433-440

  Mattia, Consalvo ^a,b   Coluzzi, Flaminia ^a,c   Sonnino, Davide ^a   Anker Møller, Erling ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Janssen Cilag SpA Italia   (Italy)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Administration; Analgesia; Cutaneous; Fentanyl; Infusion pumps; Intravenous drug delivery systems; Iontophoresis; Patient controlled; Postoperative pain; Transdermal administration

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; APPLICATION SITE EDEMA; APPLICATION SITE ERYTHEMA; APPLICATION SITE PRURITUS; APPLICATION SITE VESICLE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVENTILATION; HYPOXIA; IONTOPHORETIC TRANSDERMAL SYSTEM; KNEE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; EUROPE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MORPHINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953779263     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283349d82     Document Type: Article

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