Effect of nitrous oxide on fentanyl consumption in burned patients undergoing dressing change

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Thermal injuries and injured areas management are important causes of pain in burned patients, requiring that these patients are constantly undergoing general anesthesia for dressing change. Nitrous oxide (N2O) has analgesic and sedative properties; it is easy to use and...

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Main Authors: Arthur Halley Barbosa do Vale, Rogério Luiz da Rocha Videira, David Souza Gomez, Maria José Carvalho Carmona, Sara Yume Tsuchie, Cláudia Flório, Matheus Fachini Vane, Irimar de Paula Posso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2016-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000100007&lng=en&tlng=en