Oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate analgesia in prehospital trauma care: a retrospective observational cohort study focusing on age and gender differences
OTFC is a safe, effective and practical analgesic for use in prehospital trauma care, especially in remote mountainous areas. Its consistent performance across age and sex groups, needle-free administration and low side-effect profile make it a valuable option where intravenous access is limited.
Authors
- Roland Albrecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-6947)
- Urs Pietsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6957-2638)
- B. Hossfeld
- Romano Meier
- Anja Bommer
- Christoph Alexander Rüst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5079-9664)
- Volker Wenzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2906-9509)
Institutions
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- Kantonsspital St. Gallen (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University of Florida (US)
- Zürich Airport (Switzerland) (CH)
- Kantonsspital Winterthur (CH)
- Armed Forces Hospital (SA)
- EMS (Switzerland) (CH)
- SGS (Switzerland) (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-026-01544-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 41.22