Recovery room problems or problems in the PACU

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 5 II, 1996, Pages

  Rose, D Keith ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFUSION; DROWSINESS; HUMAN; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; VOMITING;

ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; HEART; HUMANS; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY ROOM; RESPIRATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0029937578     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03011674     Document Type: Article

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