Incidence of serotonin syndrome in patients treated with fentanyl on serotonergic agents

Pain Physician

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages E27-E30

  Koury, Katharine M ^a   Tsui, Becky ^a   Gulur, Padma ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Fentanyl; Opioids; Serotonergic drugs; Serotonin syndrome; SSRI

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE PLUS DEXAMPHETAMINE; CITALOPRAM; FENTANYL; FLUOXETINE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIRTAZAPINE; OXYCODONE; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SERTRALINE; TRAMADOL; VENLAFAXINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLONUS; DIAPHORESIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; TREMOR; ADULT; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME;

EID: 84922981789     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: 21501149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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