Pharmaco-economic evaluation of a disposable patient-controlled analgesia device and intramuscular analgesia in surgical patients

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-303

  D'Haese, J ^a   Vanlersberghe, C ^a   Umbrain, V ^a   Camu, F ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Analgesics, piritramide, patient controlled analgesia; Pain, post operative; Pharmaco economics, post operative analgesia

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; PIRITRAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NURSING; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0031842376     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199805000-00009     Document Type: Article

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