Bupivacaine in the emergency department is underused: Scope for improved patient care

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-193

  Shen, Jia Jia ^a   Taylor, David McD ^b   Knott, Jonathan C ^c   MacBean, Catherine E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FINGER INJURY; HABIT; HAND INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LACERATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE BLOCK; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34147093110     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.040253     Document Type: Article

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