Patient controlled analgesia and intramuscular injections: A comparison of patient pain experiences and postoperative outcomes

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 681-690

  Snell, Catherine Carter ^a,d   Fothergill Bourbonnais, Frances ^b   Durocher Hendriks, Suzie ^c  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Heritage College   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACOKINETICS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTIEMETICS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; MEPERIDINE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031116285     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997025681.x     Document Type: Article

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