Two milligrams IV hydromorphone is efficacious for treating pain but is associated with oxygen desaturation

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-80

  Chang, Andrew K ^a   Bijur, Polly E ^a   Napolitano, Antonio ^a   Lupow, Jason ^a   Gallagher, E John ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Efficacy; Emergency department; Hydromorphone; Pain; Safety

Indexed keywords

HYDROMORPHONE; NALOXONE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OXYGEN DESATURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTIEMETICS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROMORPHONE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; NEW YORK CITY; OXYGEN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65749103373     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2009.0008     Document Type: Article

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