Regional anesthesia group practice in the University Hospital setting and ambulatory/regional anesthesia clinical pathway formulation

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 3-13

  Williams, Brian A ^a   Beaman, Shawn T ^a   Kentor, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; KETAMINE; NALBUPHINE; ONDANSETRON; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PERPHENAZINE; PROPOFOL;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIA; BREATHING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSCIOUSNESS; COST CONTROL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GROUP PRACTICE; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; NERVE BLOCK; NURSING; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PRURITUS; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REIMBURSEMENT; SEDATION; SHIVERING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; GROUP PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL;

EID: 22544455382     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aia.0000166184.60696.5e     Document Type: Conference Paper

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