Impact of analgesic drug-use guidelines for the management of postoperative pain: A drug utilization study

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Vallano, A ^a   Llinares, J ^a   Arnau, J M ^a   Martorell, M ^a   Girona, L ^a   Laporte, J R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Drug utilization review; Drug utilization study; Intervention studies; Postoperative pain; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; THIAMAZOLE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG PREFERENCE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLISHING; REHABILITATION CENTER; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0037391114     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CPP41165     Document Type: Article

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