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Evaluation of a clinical protocol using intranasal fentanyl for treatment of vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell patients in the emergency department

Hugo Paquin, Evelyne D Trottier, Yves Pastore, Nancy Robitaille, Marie-Joelle Dore Bergeron, Benoît Bailey

Paediatrics & Child Health · 2019 · 19 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

This study validates the use of our protocol using IN fentanyl as first treatment of VOC in the ED by significantly reducing the time to first opiate dose and the number of IVs.

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