Increasing the safety of analgesia use in a community hospital

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1143-1146

  Gulseth, Michael P ^a,b   Meisel, Steven ^c   Meisel, Mary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^d FSH   (Macao)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; PETHIDINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 300 TO 499; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; NALOXONE; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 5444255752     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.11.1143     Document Type: Article

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