Implementation of standard order sets for patient-controlled analgesia

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1184-1191

  Weber, Lynn Marie ^a   Ghafoor, Virginia L ^a   Phelps, Pamela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosage schedules; Hospitals; Medication orders; Naloxone; Opiate antagonists; Opiates; Pain; Patient controlled analgesia; Respiratory insufficiency; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE;

ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NAUSEA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK REDUCTION; VOMITING;

EID: 45749086591     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp060416     Document Type: Article

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