Aspects on the intensity and the relief of pain in the prehospital phase of acute coronary syndrome: Experiences from a randomized clinical trial

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-120

  Zedigh, Crister ^a   Alho, Annika ^a   Hammar, Elisabet ^b   Karlsson, Thomas ^c   Kellerth, Thomas ^d   Svensson, Leif ^e   Grimbrandt, Eva ^f   Herlitz, Johan ^c  

^a FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f Kungalv Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Beta blockers; Chest pain; Morphine

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL; MORPHINE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANGINA PECTORIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METOPROLOL; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77249085241     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0b013e32832fa9e5     Document Type: Article

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