Pharmacists' role in procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 69, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1336-1342

  Patanwala, Asad E ^a   Thomas, Michael C ^b   Casanova, Tony J ^c   Thomas, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c St Joseph Hospital Tacoma   (United States)

^d PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; NOTE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEDATION;

EID: 84866000369     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp110707     Document Type: Note

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