Opioid administration for acute abdominal pain in the pediatric emergency department

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-14

  Klein Kremer, Adi ^a   Goldman, Ran D ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Children; Emergency department; Opioids

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PAPAVERINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; TRAMADOL;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ANALGESIA; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG COST; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 34047136458     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2007.0033     Document Type: Review

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