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Arthroplasty Today, 2021 Background: Intrathecal opioids have been used to reduce pain after total joint arthroplasty; however, the utility of these drugs is disputed. We examined the impact of eliminating intrathecal fentanyl on outcomes for patients undergoing direct anterior ...
McKayla Kelly, BS +4 more
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Development of a New Method Based on Copper Sulfide Nanoparticles for the Determination of Fentanyl in Biological Samples [PDF]
ImmunoAnalysis, 2022 Background: Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic drug extensively used to alleviate pain with no consciousness loss. To address the fentanyl crisis from the criminal and medical perspectives,the development of a free drug determination methodology for this ...
Sedigheh Mohammadzadeh, Zahra Karimzadeh
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Intrapartum epidural analgesia and breastfeeding: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Anecdotal reports suggest that the addition of fentanyl (an opioid) to epidural analgesia for women during childbirth results in difficulty establishing breastfeeding.
Ellwood, David A +4 more
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“It wasn’t here, and now it is. It’s everywhere": fentanyl’s rising presence in Oregon’s drug supply
Harm Reduction Journal, 2022 Background Illicit fentanyl has contributed to a drastic increase in overdose drug deaths. While fentanyl has subsumed the drug supply in the Northeastern and Midwestern USA, it has more recently reached the Western USA.
Sarah S. Shin +14 more
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Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2012 Therapeutic Reviews aim to provide essential independent information for health professionals about drugs used in palliative and hospice care. Additional content is available on www.palliativedrugs.com. Country-specific books (Hospice and Palliative Care Formulary USA, and Palliative Care Formulary, British and Canadian editions) are also available and
Robert, Twycross +3 more
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Neuromuscular Blockade with Rocuronium Bromide Increases the Tolerance of Acute Normovolemic Anemia in Anesthetized Pigs [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The patient's individual anemia tolerance is pivotal when blood transfusions become necessary, but are not feasible for some reason. To date, the effects of neuromuscular blockade (NMB) on anemia tolerance have not been investigated. Methods:
A. Pape +46 more
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The challenge of perioperative pain management in opioid-tolerant patients [PDF]
, 2017 The increasing number of opioid users among chronic pain patients, and opioid abusers among the general population, makes perioperative pain management challenging for health care professionals.
Bifulco, F +9 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundExacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the proliferation of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, overdose deaths have surged in the United States, making it important to understand how individuals who use drugs experience and perceive the risks of ...
Sarah Bauerle Bass +8 more
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PHARMACOKINETICS OF FENTANYL IN THE ELDERLY [PDF]
Anesthesiology, 1985 The pharmacokinetics of fentanyl were determined in seven elderly (71-82 yr) and seven younger adults (18-41 yr) anaesthetized with thiopentone, nitrous oxide in oxygen and morphine. Fentanyl was administered as a 2-min i.v. infusion at doses of 15 micrograms kg-1 for elderly patients and 20 micrograms kg-1 for the younger patients. Plasma samples were
M A Singleton +2 more
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Do Complexity Measures of Frontal EEG Distinguish Loss of Consciousness in Geriatric Patients Under Anesthesia? [PDF]
, 2018 While geriatric patients have a high likelihood of requiring anesthesia, they carry an increased risk for adverse cognitive outcomes from its use. Previous work suggests this could be mitigated by better intraoperative monitoring using indexes defined by
Caitlin M. Drover +8 more
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