Department of Pharmacy, Auburn Community Hospital, Auburn, NY, USA
Research Article
A Medication Use Evaluation of Sufentanil Sublingual Tablet 30 mcg for the Perioperative Management of Surgical Pain
Author(s): Cassavaugh Koth M*, Hogan Shannon M, Senska James C and Cady Mark D
Background: Our institution conducted a medication use evaluation of a novel sublingual opioid for use as an analgesic in the perioperative setting for a wide variety of surgical procedures to compare perioperative opioid utilization and recovery times between two different opioid dosing protocols.
Method and Materials: Patients undergoing a surgical procedure requiring opioidlevel analgesia were dosed sublingually with a sufentanil sublingual tablet 30 mcg in place of a standard dose of intravenous opioid (fentanyl, hydromorphone, or morphine) typically used for the procedure. The total dose of intraoperative and postoperative morphine milligram equivalents was calculated as well as the time in the recovery unit.
Results: Overall, 140 patients were dosed perioperatively with the sublingual sufentanil tablet from J.. View More»
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