The acute pain service after ten years: Experiences of a Singapore public hospital

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1007-1011

  Phua, Darren Shing Kuan ^a   Leong, W M ^a   Yoong, C S ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute pain service; Analgesics; Pain relief; Patient satisfaction; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGITIS; NAUSEA; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE INJURY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SINGAPORE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANALGESIA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 58849119920     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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