Women require routine opioids to prevent painful colonoscopies: a randomised controlled trial

CONCLUSIONS: Fentanyl prior to colonoscopy provided better pain control than fentanyl or alfentanil on-demand. Fentanyl before colonoscopy should be recommended to all women at screening age. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01538550). Norwegian Medicines Agency (16/16266-13). EU Clinical Trials Register (EUDRACTNR. 2016-005090-13).PMID:34534048 | DOI:10.1080/00365521.2021.1969683

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - September 17, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Anna Lisa Schult Edoardo Botteri Geir Hoff Øyvind Holme Michael Bretthauer Kristin Ranheim Randel Elisabeth Haagensen Gulichsen Badboni El-Safadi Ishita Barua Carl Munck Linn Ros én Nilsen Hege Marie Svendsen Thomas de Lange Source Type: research