Detecting diversion of anesthetic drugs by providers

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 897-898

  Dexter, Franklin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; KETAMINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

DRUG ABUSE; DRUG COST; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; OPERATING ROOM INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROPOFOL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34748827387     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000282022.75007.f7     Document Type: Editorial

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