Fentanyl, a potent opioid agonist, was developed in the 1950s to fill a need for strong and rapid analgesia. Because of these characteristics, fentanyl is commonly used to treat chronic cancer pain or in anesthesia. Fentanyl is related to other opioids like morphine and oxycodone.
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Fentanyl intravenous or intramuscular injections are indicated for short term analgesia during induction, maintenance, and recovery from general or regional anesthesia. These injections are also used with a neuroleptic for premedication, induction, and as an adjunct to maintenance of anesthesia. Finally, fentanyl intravenous or intramuscular injections are u...
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Mohd Zulfakar Mazlan, MBBS, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Aretaieion University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
Abdallah, Cairo, Egypt
Abdallah Mahmoud Zaki Soudi, Cairo, Egypt
Cipto Mangunkusumo Cental National Hospital, Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Al Azhar University, Cairo, Naser City, Egypt
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