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Does transdermal fentanyl work in patients with low BMI? Patient‐reported outcomes of pain and percent pain relief in cancer patients on transdermal fentanyl

BACKGROUND: Low body mass index (BMI) is suspected of being associated with low transdermal fentanyl (TDF) blood levels and worse pain relief. Clinical pain data to support this claim are lacking. METHODS: Using a Chronic Pain Registry, we identified 901 cancer patients who received TDF at outpatien...

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Autores principales: Moryl, Natalie, Bokhari, Ali, Griffo, Yvona, Hadler, Rachel, Koranteng, Lauren, Filkins, Alexandra, Zheng, Tianyu, Horn, Susan D., Inturrisi, Charles E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6912029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31568684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2479