Prostatectomy patients' postoperative pain assessment in the recovery room

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 592-600

  Heikkinen, Katja ^a   Salanterä, Sanna ^a   Kettu, Marjaana ^b   Taittonen, Markku ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Nursing; Pain; Pain measurement; Prostatectomy; Recovery room

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSTATECTOMY; RECOVERY ROOM;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATECTOMY; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 28944455245     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2005.03631.x     Document Type: Article

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