Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10123501 British Journal of Anaesthesia 2005 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
The relationship between dose and pharmacokinetic mass, compared with that of dose vs TBW, may provide confidence for the use of pharmacokinetic mass as a dosing approximation for fentanyl. Fentanyl dose based on TBW may cause overdosing in obese patients.
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Pharmacokinetic mass of fentanyl for postoperative analgesia in lean and obese patients†
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