title: Continuous intravenous infusion fentanyl for sedation and analgesia of the multiple trauma patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Saint Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, Indiana 46617.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Yount
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Ferlic
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Wieschhaus
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D005283:Fentanyl