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fentanyl and Brain Dead

fentanyl has been researched along with Brain Dead in 1 studies

Fentanyl: A potent narcotic analgesic, abuse of which leads to habituation or addiction. It is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. Fentanyl is also used as an adjunct to general anesthetics, and as an anesthetic for induction and maintenance. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1078)
fentanyl : A monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of the aryl amino group of N-phenyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-amine with propanoic acid.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"We conclude that the use of fentanyl (7 microg kg(-1)) was not effective in suppressing the catecholamine release, following painful surgical stimulation in brain-dead organ donors."5.10Intraoperative catecholamine release in brain-dead organ donors is not suppressed by administration of fentanyl. ( Fitzgerald, RD; Hieber, C; Lackner, FX; Luo, A; Oczenski, W; Schweitzer, E, 2003)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Fitzgerald, RD1
Hieber, C1
Schweitzer, E1
Luo, A1
Oczenski, W1
Lackner, FX1

Trials

1 trial available for fentanyl and Brain Dead

ArticleYear
Intraoperative catecholamine release in brain-dead organ donors is not suppressed by administration of fentanyl.
    European journal of anaesthesiology, 2003, Volume: 20, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Analgesics, Opioid; Blood Pressure; Brain Death; Double-Blind Method; Epinephrine; Fentanyl;

2003