Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia pump and reservoir logistics: Results from a multicenter questionnaire

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1036-1044

  Hutchison, Rob W ^a,b   Anastassopoulos, Kathryn ^e   Vallow, Sue ^c,d   Mordin, Margaret ^e   Olson, William ^c,d   Hewitt, David ^c,d   Sikirica, Vanja ^c,d  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^c Covance Market Access Services Inc   (United States)

^d Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical Incorporated   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Opioid; Pain managment; PCA

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 34547136522     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4211-1036     Document Type: Article

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