Patient-controlled analgesia: A review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 139-147

  Williams, Caroline ^a  

^a Nuffield Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Literature review; Pain; Patient controlled analgesia

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030137113     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1996.tb00242.x     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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2. Bahar M., Rosen M. & Vickers M.D. (1985) Self-administered nalbuphine, morphine and pethidine. Comparison by intravenous route, following cholecystectomy. Anaesthesia 40, 529-532.
3. Baumann T.J., Battenhorst R.L., Graves D.A., Foster T.S., Bennett R.L. (1986) Patient controlled analgesia in the terminally ill cancer patient. Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacology 20, 297-301.
4. Bennett R.L., Battenhorst R.L., Bivens B.A., Bell R.M., Graves D. & Foster T.S. (1982a) PCA: a new concept of postoperative pain relief. Annals of Surgery 195, 700-704.