Patient-controlled analgesia: What information does the patient want?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 459-471

  Chumbley, Gillian M ^a   Hall, George M ^b   Salmon, Peter ^c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Focus groups; Pain; Patient information; Patient controlled; Postoperative

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PUBLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0036725058     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02311.x     Document Type: Article

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