Postoperative opioids remain a serious patient safety threat

Anesthesiology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 259-260

  Overdyk, Frank J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

BRAIN INJURY; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; HUMAN; LETTER; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESUSCITATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954169989     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181e2c1d9     Document Type: Letter

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