"Alfentanil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A short-acting opioid anesthetic and analgesic derivative of FENTANYL. It produces an early peak analgesic effect and fast recovery of consciousness. Alfentanil is effective as an anesthetic during surgery, for supplementation of analgesia during surgical procedures, and as an analgesic for critically ill patients.
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D015760
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.621.265.100
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alfentanil" by people in Profiles.
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Combination propofol-alfentanil anesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy in patients receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors. J ECT. 2004 Jun; 20(2):120-2.
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Behavioral and physiological effects of remifentanil and alfentanil in healthy volunteers. Anesthesiology. 1999 Mar; 90(3):718-26.
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Recurrent respiratory depression after alfentanil administration. Anesthesiology. 1989 Jan; 70(1):151-3.