"Alfentanil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D015760
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.621.265.100
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alfentanil" by people in Profiles.
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Dershwitz M, Michalowski P, Chang Y, Rosow CE, Conlay LA. Postoperative nausea and vomiting after total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil or alfentanil: how important is the opioid? J Clin Anesth. 2002 Jun; 14(4):275-8.
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Dershwitz M, Di Biase PM, Rosow CE, Wilson RS, Sanderson PE, Joslyn AF. Ondansetron does not affect alfentanil-induced ventilatory depression or sedation. Anesthesiology. 1992 Sep; 77(3):447-52.
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Raemer DB, Buschman A, Varvel JR, Philip BK, Johnson MD, Stein DA, Shafer SL. The prospective use of population pharmacokinetics in a computer-driven infusion system for alfentanil. Anesthesiology. 1990 Jul; 73(1):66-72.
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Connelly NR, Weinstock AD. Continuous alfentanil infusion for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of gallbladder stones. Anesth Analg. 1990 Mar; 70(3):299-302.