Improving patients' postoperative sleep: A randomized control study comparing subcutaneous with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 875-881

  Dawson, Lisa ^a   Brockbank, Katrina ^a   Carr, Eloise C J ^b   Barrett, Richard F ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diamorphine; Nursing; Pain; Patient controlled analgesia; Sleep; Subcutaneous analgesia

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEROIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SLEEP DISORDERS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0033209682     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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