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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Oxycodone for analgesia in children undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a randomized, double-blind, parallel study by Wei Ji, Wei Ji, Liping Sun, Liping Sun, Yue Huang, Yue Huang, Jie Bai, Jie Bai, Jijian Zheng, Jijian Zheng, Kan Zhang, Kan Zhang

“…In this study, we compared the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of oxycodone and fentanyl in children undergoing ERCP.MethodsA single-center, randomized, double-blind study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University. …”
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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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Changes in hemodynamic parameters with different anaesthesia induction agents in elderly patients with coronary heart disease by A.R. Vitovskyi, O.A. Loskutov

“…The participants were divided into 2 groups based on the type of induction agent: group 1 — propofol 1.5 mg/kg, fentanyl 2.0 μg/kg; group 2 — propofol 1.5 mg/kg, fentanyl 2.0 μg/kg, ketamine 0.5 mg/kg. …”
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Effect of labor analgesia using programmed intermittent epidural boluses on postpartum depression symptoms: A randomized controlled trial by Anmol Jindal, Sukanya Mitra, Jasveer Singh, Subodh Kumar, Poonam Goel, Subhash Das

“…Group 1 received 0.5 ml of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine with 12.5 mcg of fentanyl intrathecally and 6 ml of 0.1% levobupivacaine with 2 mcg/ml fentanyl programmed intermittent epidural bolus every 60 min and patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) bolus of the same drug with a lockout interval of 15 min. …”
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The Role of Sedation and Local Anesthesia in Acute Subdural Hematoma Surgery in the Elderly Popula-tion by Mustafa Cemil Kılınç, Alperen Kısa, Baran Can Alpergin, Emre Bahir Mete

“…The general anesthesia group received midazolam, fentanyl, propofol, and rocuronium, while the sedation group received midazolam, fentanyl, and propofol. …”
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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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Long-term outcome in people who use drugs successfully treated for hepatitis C infection with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir by Shana Yi, David Truong, Brian Conway

“…It is of note that we recorded a 20 % decrease in fentanyl users among those who were cured compared to the baseline evaluation of the overall study cohort (73.5 % vs 94.9 %, p < 0.000001). …”
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Evaluating the Analgesic Efficacy of Conventional versus Ultrasound-guided Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block in Thyroid Surgeries: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Shivani Gautam, Sushil Guria, Bhavya Krishna

“…Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score at 0, 2, 4, 6, 12, and 24 h, total fentanyl requirement during the intraoperative period, time taken to first rescue analgesia demand, and total tramadol consumption during the first 24 h postoperatively were compared among the two groups. …”
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Intraoperative dynamics of interleukin-6 levels during planned coronary stenting with different approaches to analgesic sedation by D.О. Dziuba

“…Group 1 – slow intravenous administration of 10 mg of diazepam solution and 100 μg of fentanyl solution for induction and repeated administration of these drugs in the same dose to maintain anesthesia during surgery; group 2 – slow intravenous administration of the solution of fentanyl 1.5 mg/kg per induction and 1.5 mg/kg for 1 h to maintain analgesia, propofol solution was used to maintain a certain level of sedation; group 3 – slow intravenous administration of 1 mg/kg of lidocaine solution for induction, for sedation – propofol solution as well. …”
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Efficacy of local anaesthetic peri-femoral artery injection compared to subcutaneous infiltration in combination with femoral and sciatic nerve blocks for reducing thigh tourniquet... by Chonruethai Tangkittithaworn, Wirinaree Kampitak, Tanawat Benjamungkalarak, Jirun Apinun

“…Secondary objectives included intraoperative intravenous fentanyl and antihypertensive uses, as well as postoperative pain scores. …”
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Serious Bacterial Infections and Hepatitis C Virus Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Syndemic or Intertwined Epidemics? by Thomas J. Stopka, Robin M. Nance, L. Sarah Mixson, Hunter Spencer, Judith I. Tsui, Judith M. Leahy, Mai T. Pho, Jean DeJace, Judith Feinberg, April M. Young, Wei-Teng Yang, Amelia Baltes, Eric Romo, Randall T. Brown, Kerry Nolte, William C. Miller, William A. Zule, Wiley D. Jenkins, Joseph A. Delaney, Peter D. Friedmann

“…Injection behaviors were correlated with other SBI risk factors, including multiple injections in the same injection event (MIPIE), injection equipment sharing, and fentanyl use. In adjusted models, MIPIE (PR: 1.79; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03, 3.11) and fentanyl use (PR: 1.68; 95% CI: 1.04, 2.73) were significantly associated with past-year SBI. …”
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Effects of a Serratus Anterior Plane Block After Video-Assisted Lung Wedge Resection: A Single-Center, Prospective, and Randomized Controlled Trial by Seokjin Lee, Tae-Yun Sung, Choon-Kyu Cho, Gyuwon Lee, Woojin Kwon

“…<i>Results</i>: Fentanyl consumption by 8 h post surgery was significantly lower in the SAPB group than in the control group (183 ± 107 μg vs. 347 ± 202 μg, <i>p</i> = 0.035). …”
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The perioperative analgesic effects of thoracolumbar interfacial block and erector spinae plane block for open lumbar fusion: a randomized controlled trial by V. H. Phuong, Tran Viet Duc, N. T. Duyen, N. H. Tu

“…Group E consumed the least fentanyl intraoperatively (p < 0.001). The postoperative NRS at rest and on movement was lowest in group E and highest in group C (p < 0.05). …”
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NURSES AND PAIN MANAGEMENT IN TERRITORIAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY by Federico Pecetta, Gian Domenico Giusti, Sara Staffaroni, Matteo Ricci

“…In pre-hospital setting, emergency nurses are capable of assessing and treating pain using medications such as fentanyl, ketamine, morphine, NSAIDs and paracetamol. …”
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Ketamine Use for Successful Resolution of Post-ERCP Acute Pancreatitis Abdominal Pain by Suneel M. Agerwala, Divya Sundarapandiyan, Garret Weber

“…Pain persisted for hours despite hydromorphone PCA, hydromorphone boluses, fentanyl boluses, and postprocedure anxiolytics. Pain management was consulted and a ketamine infusion was trialed, leading to a dramatic reduction in pain. …”
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Managing xylazine-involved overdoses in a community harm reduction setting: lessons from Tijuana, Mexico by Lilia Pacheco Bufanda, Alejando González Montoya, Brenda Torres Carrillo, Mariana Alejandra Gonzalez Tejeda, Luis A. Segovia, Alhelí Calderón-Villarreal, Joseph R. Friedman

“…The first and third patients provided urine and drug samples that tested positive for xylazine and fentanyl. Conclusions We describe insights about the clinical management of combined xylazine-fentanyl involved overdoses in the field, from a community harm reduction context where xylazine arrived suddenly spurring a large number of overdoses. …”
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