Patient-controlled analgesia: Finding a balance between cost and comfort

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Viscusi, Eugene R ^a   Schechter, Leslie N ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics and antipyretics; Costs; Dosage; Dosage forms; Economics; Errors; Fentanyl; Hospitals; Injections; Medication; Opiates; Pain; Patches transdermal; Patient controlled analgesia; Pharmacokinetics; Protocols; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANESTHESIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; NAUSEA; NURSE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY; VOMITING;

EID: 33645992446     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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