Patient-controlled analgesia versus patient-controlled analgesia plus continuous infusion after hip replacement surgery

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 224-227

  Smythe, Maureen A ^a,b   Zak, Margie B ^c   O'Donnell, Maureen P ^b   Schad, Randy F ^a,b   Dmuehowski, Carl F ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NAUSEA; NIGHT SLEEP; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VOMITING;

EID: 0029981641     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106002809603000302     Document Type: Article

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