Transbuccal fentanyl for rapid relief of orthopedic pain in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 847-852

  Shear, Melissa L ^a   Adler, Jonathan N ^a   Shewakramani, Sanjay ^a   Ilgen, Jon ^a   Soremekun, Olanrewaju A ^a   Nelson, Sara ^a   Thomas, Stephen H ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL CITRATE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; LANSOPRAZOLE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; FENTANYL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAL SIGN; VOMITING; BUCCAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DISLOCATIONS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FRACTURES, BONE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TIME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADMINISTRATION, BUCCAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DISLOCATIONS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYCODONE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77957329134     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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