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Preoperative fentanyl patches offer effective analgesia in TKA patients managed with PCA

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November 2014

Preoperative fentanyl patches offer effective analgesia in TKA patients managed with PCA

Vol: 3| Issue: 11| Number:19| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Transdermal fentanyl patch for postoperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty: a randomized double-blind controlled trial

J Pain Res. 2014 Aug 1;7:449-54

Contributing Authors:
T Sathitkarnmanee S Tribuddharat K Noiphitak S Theerapongpakdee S Pongjanyakul Y Huntula M Thananun

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40 patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive a transdermal fentanyl patch or a placebo patch preoperatively. The purpose was to assess the effect of the fentanyl patch for postoperative analgesia. The dose of the fentanyl patch was 50ug/hour, and all patients received patient controlled analgesia (PCA) after surgery. Primary outcomes were pain and morphine consumpti...

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