A short-acting opioid anesthetic and analgesic derivative of fentanyl. It produces an early peak analgesic effect and fast recovery of consciousness. Alfentanil is effective as an anesthetic during surgery, for supplementation of analgesia during surgical procedures, and as an analgesic for critically ill patients.
For the management of postoperative pain and the maintenance of general anesthesia.
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Aijun Xu, Hubei, Wuhan, China
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Lothian, United Kingdom
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Departement d'anesthesie Hopital Armand Trousseau, Paris, France
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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