 Alfentanil
"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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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alfentanil" by people in Profiles.
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Godwin SA, Burton JH, Gerardo CJ, Hatten BW, Mace SE, Silvers SM, Fesmire FM. Clinical policy: procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Feb; 63(2):247-58.e18.
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Angst MS, Phillips NG, Drover DR, Tingle M, Galinkin JL, Christians U, Swan GE, Lazzeroni LC, Clark JD. Opioid pharmacogenomics using a twin study paradigm: methods and procedures for determining familial aggregation and heritability. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2010 Oct; 13(5):412-25.
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Krejcie TC, Jacquez JA, Avram MJ, Niemann CU, Shanks CA, Henthorn TK. Use of parallel Erlang density functions to analyze first-pass pulmonary uptake of multiple indicators in dogs. J Pharmacokinet Biopharm. 1996 Dec; 24(6):569-88.
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Henthorn TK, Krejcie TC, Shanks CA, Avram MJ. Time-dependent distribution volume and kinetics of the pharmacodynamic effector site. J Pharm Sci. 1992 Nov; 81(11):1136-8.
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Henthorn TK, Krejcie TC, Avram MJ. The relationship between alfentanil distribution kinetics and cardiac output. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1992 Aug; 52(2):190-6.
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Henthorn TK, Avram MJ, Krejcie TC. Alfentanil clearance is independent of the polymorphic debrisoquin hydroxylase. Anesthesiology. 1989 Nov; 71(5):635-9.
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