Postoperative pain management with transdermal fentanyl after forefoot surgery: a randomized, placebo-controlled study
: Merivirta R, Pitkanen M, Alanen J, Haapoja E, Koivisto M, Kuusniemi K
Publisher: DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
: 2015
: Journal of Pain Research
: JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
: J PAIN RES
: 8
: 39
: 45
: 7
: 1178-7090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S69511
Conclusion: As a part of multimodal analgesia with ibuprofen and acetaminophen, a patch delivering fentanyl 12 mu g/hour did not significantly decrease the consumption of rescue opioid or pain scores after forefoot surgery.