The Use of Intranasal Fentanyl for the Palliation of Incident Dyspnea in Advanced Congestive Heart Failure: A Pilot Study

Dyspnea is distressing in palliative patients with end-stage heart failure and many are hospitalized to optimize this symptom. We hoped to conduct a pilot study to determine whether the administration of intranasal fentanyl would decrease activity-induced dyspnea in this patient population.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research