Postoperative pain experience: Results from a national survey suggest postoperative pain continues to be undermanaged

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 534-540

  Apfelbaum, Jeffrey L ^a   Chen, Connie ^b   Mehta, Shilpa S ^b   Gan, Tong J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; COCODAMOL; CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0041846747     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000068822.10113.9E     Document Type: Article

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