Use of Intranasal Fentanyl in Children Undergoing Myringotomy and Tube Placement during Halothane and Sevoflurane Anesthesia

Abstract

Serum fentanyl concentrations after intranasal administration exceed the minimum effective steady state concentration for analgesia in adults. The use of intranasal fentanyl during halothane or sevoflurane anesthesia for BMT is associated with diminished postoperative agitation without an increase in vomiting, hypoxemia, or discharge times.