The anesthesiology community's approach to opioid- and anesthetic-abusing personnel: Time to change course

Anesthesiology

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 762-764

  Berge, Keith H ^a   Seppala, Marvin D ^b   Lanier, William L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Beyond Addictions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NICOTINE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; CAREGIVER; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; OPERATING ROOM; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; MALPRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56149103282     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e31818a3814     Document Type: Editorial

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