The challenge of pain assessment in the PACU

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 348-350

  Pasero, Chris ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETOROLAC; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; NURSING; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW;

HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING;

EID: 0036780237     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpan.2002.35370     Document Type: Article

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