The safety and utilization of patient-controlled analgesia

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 202-209

  Sidebotham, David ^a   Dijkhuizen, Monique R J ^a   Schug, Stephan A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Complications; Patient controlied analgesia; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE AGONIST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 0030823288     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(97)00182-6     Document Type: Article

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