Progress toward eliminating inadequately managed pain in the ICU through interdisciplinary care

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 894-896

  Sessler, Curtis N ^a,b,c,d  

^a Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine ^*

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; INTENSIVE CARE; NOTE; PAIN; STANDARD;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 64749090986     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-2834     Document Type: Editorial

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