Improving assessment and treatment of pain in the critically ill

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-64

  Erdek, Michael A ^a,b   Pronovost, Peter J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity theory; Critically ill; Pain assessment; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 1242330415     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzh010     Document Type: Article

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