A model for real time information at the patient's side using portable computers on an acute pain service

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 749-754

  Goldstein, David H ^a   VanDenKerkhof, Elizabeth G ^a   Rimmer, Michael J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT INFORMATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATABASES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PAIN; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0036700303     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03017457     Document Type: Article

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