Finding new ways to treat overdoses by Jill R Turner, Jocelyn Martin

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Hydromorphone reduced the incidence of emergence agitation after adenotonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized, double-blind study by Huang Qiyuan, Chen Yang, Sun Xiaohui, Su Yongwei, Zhou Ruihao, Chen Guo, Zhu Tao

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Sublingual Sufentanil vs. Intravenous Fentanyl for the Treatment of Acute Postoperative Pain in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Aaron Berg, Jason Habeck, Michael Strigenz, Jonah Pearson, Alexander Kaizer, Jacob Hutchins

“…Patients aged 18–80 undergoing general anesthesia who developed a postoperative pain score of ≥ 4 were enrolled and randomized to receive either 30 mcg SST or 50 mcg IV fentanyl. After their initial randomized dose, rescue IV fentanyl followed by oral oxycodone if needed. …”
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No Difference between Spinal Anesthesia with Hyperbaric Ropivacaine and Intravenous Dexmedetomidine Sedation with and without Intrathecal Fentanyl: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial by Seung Cheol Lee, Tae Hyung Kim, So Ron Choi, Sang Yoong Park

“…To enhance the duration of single-shot spinal anesthesia, intrathecal fentanyl and intravenous dexmedetomidine are widely used as adjuvants to local anesthetics. …”
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Bupivacaine–fentanyl isobaric spinal anesthesia reduces the risk of ICU admission in elderly patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery by Wenxun Liu, Shuzhen Bao, Jiaxin Chen, Yan Li, Yinghua Gu, Qingshan Ye, Kerong Hai

“…Abstract Background To evaluate if bupivacaine–fentanyl isobaric spinal anesthesia could reduce the risk of ICU admission compared with general anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing lower limb orthopedic surgery. …”
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Association Between Fentanyl Use and Post-Intubation Mean Arterial Pressure During Rapid Sequence Intubation: Prospective Observational Study by Abdullah Bakhsh, Ahmad Bakhribah, Raghad Alshehri, Nada Alghazzawi, Jehan Alsubhi, Ebtesam Redwan, Yasmin Nour, Ahmed Nashar, Elmoiz Babekir, Mohamed Azzam

“…We categorized patients into fentanyl and non-fentanyl groups for analysis, and we compared data using chi-square and t-test as appropriate. …”
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Pharmacokinetic Characterisation and Comparison of Bioavailability of Intranasal Fentanyl, Transmucosal, and Intravenous Administration through a Three-Way Crossover Study in 24 Healthy Volunteers by S. Nardi-Hiebl, J. W. Ndieyira, Y. Al Enzi, W. Al Akkad, T. Koch, G. Geldner, C. Reyher, L. H. J. Eberhart

“…For more than 60 years, the synthetic opioid fentanyl has been widely used in anaesthesia and analgesia. …”
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Gabapentin versus Transdermal Fentanyl Matrix for the Alleviation of Chronic Neuropathic Pain of Radicular Origin: A Randomized Blind Multicentered Parallel-Group Noninferiority Trial by Chang Ju Hwang, Jae Hyup Lee, Jung-Hoon Kim, Sang Hyuk Min, Kun-Woo Park, Hyoung-Yeon Seo, Kwang-Sup Song

“…A number of studies have been published proposing various approaches to the treatment of neuropathic pain; however, to our knowledge, no attempts have been made to compare gabapentin and fentanyl in patients with lumbar radiculopathy. We evaluated the relative efficacy and safety of fentanyl matrix and gabapentin for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain of radicular origin. …”
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Combined thoracic segmental spinal anesthesia and erector spinae plane block in high-risk patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery: A case series by GS Karthik, Mahesh Chandra, R Sudheer, A H Shwetha

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Comparison of Adequacy of Anaesthesia (AoA) monitors with CONOX® monitor regarding sevoflurane consumption during routine general anaesthesia: A randomised clinical trial by Rajendran. Arulkumaran, Anusha Cherian, Aswini Kuberan, Prasanna Udupi Bidkar

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Comparison of analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal plane block and subcostal transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing upper abdomina... by Shruti Shrey, Chandni Sinha, Abhyuday Kumar, Ajeet Kumar, Amarjeet Kumar, Sreehari Nambiar

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The use of strong analgesics for prehospital pain management in children in the region of Southern Denmark: a register-based study by Josefine Tvede Colding-Jørgensen, Gina Maj Graven Brandstrup, Vibe Maria Laden Nielsen, Josefine Gradman, Line Anker Bang Thybo, Peter Martin Hansen, Daniel Wittrock, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Helle Collatz Christensen, Søren Mikkelsen

“…The median fentanyl-equipotent doses of opioids were 1.7 µg/kg adjusted according to standardised patient weight. …”
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Effect of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antagonist Dextromethorphan on Opioid Analgesia in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Mohammed Naeem, Hala Al Alem, Ali Al Shehri, Majed Al-Jeraisy

“…We sought whether dextromethorphan addition could decrease the requirements of fentanyl to control pain in critical children. Design. …”
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General anesthesia of endhotracheal tube in cholesistektomy with cholelithiasis with cholecystitis: A case report by Prayoga Esa Dahan, Suandika Made, Jerau Emiliani Elsi, Indriani

“…Fentanyl, propofol, and rocuronium were used for induction, while fentanyl, ibuprofen, and vitamin C were used for postoperative pain control. …”
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General Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Patient with the Kearns-Sayre Syndrome by Paolo Calzavacca, Walter Schmidt, Manuela Guzzi

“…Induction was achieved with propofol and fentanyl, and general anaesthesia was maintained with fentanyl and sevoflurane/N2O/O2 mixture. …”
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Opioid sparing anesthesia in patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing liver resection: a controlled randomized double-blind study by Eman Sayed Ibrahim, Ahmed A. Metwally, Mohamed Abdullatif, Essam A. Eid, Mahmoud G. Mousa, Amany A. Sultan

“…The main outcome measures: were intra-operative fentanyl requirements, postoperative fentanyl requirements, visual analogue pain scores, postoperative nausea, vomiting, ileus, desaturation, intra-operative hemodynamic events, and ICU stay were recorded. …”
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Sugammadex and Reversal of Neuromuscular Block in Adult Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Ahmed Abdelgawwad Wefki Abdelgawwad Shousha, Maria Sanfilippo, Antonio Sabba, Paolo Pinchera

“…We induced our anesthesia by oxygen, propofol, fentanyl, and rocuronium bromide. Maintenance was done by fentanyl, rocuronium bromide, sevoflurane, and O2. …”
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Effects of epidural dexmedetomidine on patient-controlled epidural analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: a single-center, prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study by Seong Min Han, So Young Kwon, Jaesuk Kim, Jae Hyuk Kang, Jin Deok Joo

“…Methods In this double-blind study, American Society of Anesthesiologists I to II patients undergoing TKA were assigned to receive 0.125% bupivacaine + fentanyl 4 µg/mL (group R) or 0.1% bupivacaine + fentanyl 2 µg/mL with an epidural injection of dexmedetomidine 1 µg/kg (group D). …”
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Monitored Anesthesia Care of Two Patients with Highly Elevated Subpulmonic Ventricular Pressure due to Adult Congenital Heart Disease by Tatsuya Kida, Tomoya Irie, Takahisa Goto

“…We added dexmedetomidine to our MAC regimen of propofol and fentanyl because it exerts both sedative and analgesic effects. …”
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Comparison of analgesic efficacy of continuous transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with continuous epidural analgesia in renal transplant recipients by Hemant Ojha, Ishwar Bhukal, Aveek Jayant, Sarbpreet Singh, Reshma Mulla, Pulak Priyadarshi Padhi

“…The mean consumption of fentanyl in 24 h postoperatively was similar in group E (685.48 ± 76.86) and group T (695.16 ± 78.37). …”
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