Clinical policy: Critical issues in the prescribing of opioids for adult patients in the emergency department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 499-525

  Cantrill, Stephen V ^a   Brown, Michael D ^a   Carlisle, Russell J ^a   Delaney, Kathleen A ^a   Hays, Daniel P ^a   Nelson, Lewis S ^a   O'Connor, Robert E ^a   Papa, Annmarie ^a   Sporer, Karl A ^a   Todd, Knox H ^a   Whitson, Rhonda R ^a  

^a American College of Emergency Physicians Opioid Guideline Writing Panel   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; CODEINE PLUS ACETAMINOPHEN; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCODONE PLUS ACETAMINOPHEN; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYCODONE PLUS PARACETAMOL; OXYMORPHONE; PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NAUSEA; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOMNOLENCE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84866644230     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.06.013     Document Type: Review

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