Dosing and titration of intravenous opioid analgesics administered to ED patients in acute severe pain

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1241-1244

  Bijur, Polly E ^a   Esses, David ^a   Chang, Andrew K ^a   Gallagher, E John ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865497454     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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