Continuous intravenous infusion fentanyl for sedation and analgesia of the multiple trauma patient.
Fentanyl is an attractive agent for analgesia in the emergency department. Its use in this setting has been limited to IV bolus administration. We report successful sedation, muscle relaxation, and analgesia of a multiple trauma patient with fentanyl IV bolus and continuous infusion in the ED.
Walsh
M
M
Department of Emergency Medicine, Saint Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, Indiana 46617.
Smith
G A
GA
Yount
R A
RA
Ferlic
F J
FJ
Wieschhaus
M F
MF
D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D009126:Muscle Relaxation
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D005283:Fentanyl