Impact of an Emergency Department Pain Management Protocol on the Pattern of Visits by Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-243

  Givens, Melissa ^a   Rutherford, Cynthia ^b   Joshi, Girish ^b   Delaney, Kathleen ^b,c  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

meperidine; pain crisis; pain management; protocols; sickle cell

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947532021     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.07.022     Document Type: Article

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